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caulibus, floribus mediocribus pedunculatis solitariis vel 2-8 in axils folioram supremorum, 
calycis lobis ovatis longe acuminatis, carpellis circiter 12 inflatis breviter rostratis 2-5-spermis. 
Frutez longiuscule pilosus, pilis patentibus. Rami teretes, recti, elongati, foliosi. Folia alte cordato- 
ovata (sinu clauso), cum petiolo 3-6-pollicaria, grosse crenato-dentata, longe acuminata, obtu- 
siuscula, inferiora longiuscule (1-2 poll.) petiolata, superiora breviter petiolata vel sessilia et 
amplexicaulia. Flores pedunculati, vix pollicem diametro, axillares, solitarii, gemini vel terni; 
pedunculis inferiorum 3-pollicaribus, sursum gradatim brevioribus; calycis lobi ovati, longe 
acuminati, petalis fere zquilongi; petala late obcordata (sinu apertissimo), margine basin 
versus ciliato. Carpella circiter 12, inflata, breviter rostrata, 2-5-sperma; semina matura 
compresso-pyriformia, levia, glabra.—Sida amplexifolia, DC. Prod. i. p. 469, Calques des Dess. 
Fl. Mex. 73. 
SoutH Mexico, valley of Cordova (Bourgeau, 1512), Orizaba (Botteri, 770), Vera Cruz 
to Orizaba (Miller, 1666). Hb. Kew. 
8. Abutilon andrieuxii, Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars alt. p. 24. 
Herbaceum, caulibus erectis ramosis crassiusculis glabrescentibus, foliis amplis longe petiolatis 
albido-velutinis cordato-rotundatis interdum plus minusve distincte trilobatis denticulatis, 
floribus parvis flavis laxe cymoso-paniculatis, calycis lobis late ovatis obtusiusculis, petalis 
obovato-rotundatis, ovario 8-9-loeulari, stigmatibus capitatis, carpellis maturis sepissime 
3-spermis quam calyx triplo longioribus apice brevissime cornutis. 
Herba erecta, ramosa, caulibus crassiusculis glabrescentibus, nitidis. Folia longe petiolata, lamina 
albido-velutina, cordato-rotundata, usque 6 poll. diametro, interdum obscure vel distincte tri- 
lobata, denticulata, lobis parvis acuminatis distantibus, petiolis inferioribus 4-6-pollicaribus. 
Flores flavi, laxe cymoso-paniculati, circiter 1 poll. diametro; calycis lobi breves, late ovati, 
obtusiusculi; petala obovato-rotundata, circiter 6 lin. longa; ovarium 8-9-loculare, stig- 
matibus capitatis. Carpella matura sepissime 3-sperma, subcoriacea, calyce triplo longiora, 
apice brevissime cornuta. 
Souta Mexico, Tlacolola, Oaxaca (Andricua, 522). Hb. Kew. 
4. Abutilon asiaticum, Don, Gen. Syst. i. p. 503. 
Sida asiatica, Linn. Cav. Diss. i. t. 7. fig. 2, and v. t. 128. fig. 1. 
Sourn Mexico (Beechey).—Spread over the Tropics of both hemispheres. Hb. Kew. 
5. Abutilon blandum, Fenzl, Delect. Sem. Hort. Bot. Vindob. 1858. 
SourH Mexico, Los Bafios, 1000 feet (Heller). 
6. Abutilon crispum, Don, Gen. Syst. i. p. 502. 
Through the South-eastern States of Norra America to Florida.—Norta Mexico, 
Monterey, Nuevo Leon (Haton & Edwards, 7), Chihuahua and Sonora (Thurber); Sour 
Mexico, Zimapan (Coulter, 820, 821), Acapulco (Sinclair), Mitla, near Oaxaca (An- 
drieux, 523), Tlalpujahua (Keerl); Nicaracua, Gulf of Fonseca (Sinclair) — VENEZUELA, 
St. Vincent, and Cupa. Also in the Western Peninsula of Inpia. Hb. Kew. 
| 7. Abutilon cymosum, Pl. et Tr. Prodr. Fl. N. Gran. i. p. 185. 
‘ Abutilon rufinerve, Seem. non St.-Hil. 
Panama, Boquete, Veraguas (Seemann, 1628).—CotomBi1a. Hb. Kew. 
