COLIMNIFERAE. CCIX. MALVACEAE. 



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Stamina in tubnm cylindricum v. filiformem, 

 basi saepe latiore ovaria tegentem coalita, apice 

 v. infra apicem nudum, truncalum v. quinque- 

 ilentatum in filamenta plurima, monanlherifera 

 solutum, cnalita. Filamenta interse distincta, 

 rarius subfasciculatim cobaerentia. Antherae 

 terminales, reniformes, sinu insertae, versa- 

 tiles, simplices, receptaculo pollinifero unico, 

 rima semicirculari in valvas duas dehiscentes , 

 saepissime demum explanatae. Pollinis granula 

 globosa, hispida. 



Ovaricm sess.ile, e carpidiis quinque v. 

 pluribus, rarius tribus v. quatuor compositum, 

 nunc circa axim centralem styliferani, plus mi- 

 nus evolutam, intcrdum apice expansam, quan- 

 doque tenue cohimniforineni verticillata, margi- 

 nibus inlroflexis clausa, libera v. interse coalita, 

 nunc rarius supra axim pluribus seriebus con- 

 gesta. Ovula intra carpidia solitaria v. pluri- 

 nia, eorundeni angulo centrali inserta, pendula, 

 adscendeutia v. horizontalia, amphitropa v. se- 

 niianatropa. Ntyli in axi terminales, carpidio- 

 rum nuinero, inferne coaliti, superne distincti. 

 Stigmata simplicia v. capitata, rarius coa- 

 lita. 



Fructus nunc carpidiis distinctis v. plus 

 minus ad margines introflexos coalitis penta- 

 polycoccus , coccis liberis v. e septicida dehis- 

 centia provenientibiis , denium angulo centrali 

 apertis, saepe siniul dorso fissis, mono-oli- 

 gospcmiis, nunc carpidioruni marginibus pcni- 

 tus connatis capsularis, quinque-plurilocularis, 

 rarissime trilocularis , loculicide dehiscens, 

 valvis medio septiferis, rarius indehiscens, sic- 

 cus v. interdnm baccatus , loculis ut pliirimum 

 polyspermis. 



Nkmina solitaria v. plurinia, angulo centrali 

 loculorum inserta, suspensa, adscendenlia v. 

 horizonlalia, plus minus reniformia, medio 

 sinu v. prope extremitatem inferiorem inserta, 

 rhaphe a puncto insertionis ad seminis extremi- 

 tatem supcriorem producla v. infra illam desi- 

 nente, interdum niilla. Testa crustacea, aspe- 

 ra v. rarius laevis, interdum pilis v. lana co- 

 piosa vestita, quandoque subpulposa. Albu- 

 m e n parcissimum , mucilaginosum v. subcar- 

 nosum. 



Embryo intra albumen semini homolrope 

 arcuatus. Cotyledones foliaceae , saepissi- 

 me cordatae , sese plicato involventes. Ra- 

 dicula rectiuscula, umbilicum spectans. 



Malvaceae in regionibus tropicis utrius- 

 que orbis ingenti copia nascuntur, versus po- 

 los sensim numero imminuuntur, e zona frigi- 

 da omnino exules, in universum trans Capricor- 

 num quani cis Cancrum rariores. 



Omnes mucilagine copiosa, varii in medici- 

 na usus, scatent, paucissimae subacidae. Lana 



gossypiua, noiinullaruni selnina tegens, maximi 

 in generis humani oeconomia momenti. 



Bombacearum genera nonnulla arctius ad 

 Malvaceas accedentia, facillime foliis composi- 

 tis, etlana fructusex endocarpio, nece seminum 

 epidermide nata, distinguiintur. 



TKBBSIN I. MAJ.OPEAE. Calyx in- 

 volucello cinctus v. rarius nudus. Carpidia 

 plurima, unilocularia, inonosperma, in capitu- 

 luin congesta. 



.VJ««S. Palava CAYAN. In volurclliim 

 nnllnm. Calyx quinquendus , laciniis acstivatione 

 valvatis C o r o 1 1 a e petala 5, hypogyna, nbovato- 

 inaequlrStera , nngnibus imo tulio staminen adnala, 

 aestivatione <:iinvnlutiva. Tubus stamineus basi 

 dilatata , forninata ovaria obtegens, superne an- 

 gnstatus, colum naeformia, apioe in lilamcnta plu- 

 riina filiformia divisos, a n t h e r a e renifnrmes, 

 bivalves. Ovaria plurima, iinilonolaria, snpra re- 

 ceptaouluin conlcnm napitato-oonfresta. Ovulnm 

 uniciim, sntiirae ventral! insertoiii , adsccnilcns. 

 Stylns in rei-eptaculo terminalis, apice mullili- 

 dus; stigmata capitellata. Carpidia plorima, 

 eonjresta, indeliiscentia, mnnnsperma , calyce in- 



olnsa. Semen — Ihrbae peruanae, 



glabriusculac v. tomentosae ; foliis alternis , pctiola- 

 lis , ovatis , sublobata sinnatis , stipulis latcratibus 

 gcminis, peduncutis axillaribus, sotituriis, nnijloris, 

 supra mediitm urticulatis, jloribus parvis , purpitrcis. 

 Palava Cavanill. Dintrt. I. 40. t. 11. f. 4. S. Lam. 

 t. S77. Palavia Miiiicli Uethod. 609. DC. Prodr f 458. 

 Boi. Mjg. I. 3100. M-isner Cen. »8. (SJ.l Malope par- 

 viilora Heiilitr Stirp. t. SO. 



r>««». IHalope ;,;\\, Involncelll tri- 

 phylli foliola nnrdata. Calyx quinquefidns, laoi- 

 niis aestivatione valvatis. Corollae petala S, 

 hjpngyna, nbovato-oblonjra, snbtrunnata, unjrui- 

 bus iioo tolio stamineo adnata, acstivatinnc con- 

 volutiva. Tii bns staminens liasi forninata, dilatata 

 ovaria obtegens, superne I i 1 a m e n t a pluri- 

 in. i filiforuiia exserens, anthcrae rcnifornies , 

 bivalves. Ovaria plnriina, unihicnlaria, supra 

 reneptanulnm siilijrliilitisiini najiitato-nongesta. Ovu- 

 I ii iii uninum, suturae vcntrali insertuio, adsncn- 

 ilens. Stylus in rcceptanulo tcrminalis, apine 

 mullitidns; stijrmata miniitissimo napitellata. 

 Carpidia plnrima, nongesta, indehisncntia, mn- 



lenna, calyee innlosa. Semen _ Her- 



meditcrr aneae, annuae ; fotiis alternis, pe- 

 tiolatis , ovatis, intcgris v. trijidis , stiputis laterali- 

 bus gcminis , pcdunvulis axillaribns solitariis , sini- 

 Jloris , petioto longioribus , Jloribus purpurasceniibus 



5«G*. I4.itiia.K-i.it Hll.U) Invnlncel- 



Inm laxmn, sex-novemfidum , calynem soperans. 



Calyx quinqiiedentiitos, dcntihus acstivatione 



Ivatis. Corollae petala 5, hypojryna, otiovata, 



ignibns imo tubo stamineo adnata , aestivatione 



nvolntiva. Tubns stamineos basi dilatata ova- 



i obtegens, supcrne coltnnnaefnrmis, filamen- 



plurima nliformia exserens, antherae reni- 



rmes, liivalves. Ovaria plurima, unilocularta, 



ptacnllltn suhjrlnbnsum notyresta, O v II- 



suturae ventrali insertnm, adsnen- 

 tvl ug in rencptaculo terminalis, apice 

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