Hibiscee.] XXXI. MALVACEJK. 209 
radiculam brevem subrectam fere includentes, ssepius nigro-punetatz.— Arbores v. herbs 
elatz, Folia integerrima v. angulato-lobata. Flores swpius flavi, speciosi. Oalyces non 
conspieue punctati, sed cotyledones insigniter nigro-punctate in 7. populnea et T. 
Lampas. 
Species ad 6, in Asia tropica in insulis Maris Pacifici v. in Madagasearia erescentes, D. Prod, i. 
455. Walp. Rep. 1. 312 (ezcl. n. 2). Wight, Ic. t. 8. Genusimprimis stylo et ssepius (an constanter ?) 
seminibus ab ibisco differt. In T. populnea capsula subglobosa, indehiscens v. in valvas tardius 
solubilis et semina crassalanata. In T. Lampas (Hibisci, sp. Linu. Wight, Ie. t. 5) et speciebus affi- 
'nibus capsula acutior est et maturitate evidentius dehiscit seminaque minora sepius calva, Has 
species generice distinguit Alefeld in Bot. Zeit. 1861, 297, sub nomine Azawzz, et in subsectionem 
Hibisci constituit Garcke in Bot. Zeit. 1849, 824, sub nomine Tiparii. 
Alefeld, l. e., genera TAespesiam, Azanzam, Thurberiam, Gossypium, et Sturtiam ad Bombaceas 
transfert, sed etiam habitu neglecto, affinitas charaeterum nobis potias Zibisceas indicare videtur, 
38. TThurberia, 4. Gray, Pl. Thurb. in Mem. Amer. Acad. v. 808.—Bracteolie 9, cor- 
datz. Calyx truncatus. Columna staminea superne (usque ad apicem ?) filamenta co ex- 
 serens. Ovarium 3-loculare, loculis pauciovulatis; stylus apiee clavatus, tricostato-stig- 
matosus. Capsula loeulieide 3-valvis. Semina obovoidea, angulata, tenuissime lanata, ex- 
albuminosa; embryo conduplicatus, cotyledonibus foliaceis nigro-punctatis maxime com- 
plicatis radiculam inferam fere includentibus.—Herba elata, glabra. Folia integra v. 
S-partita. Flores albi v. rosei, in pedunculos axillares terminalesque solitarii (Descr, ex 
A. Gray). 
Species 1, Mexicana.  Wa/p. Ann.iv. 307. Genus ex charactere dato a Gossypio differt gynccio 
S-mero, a F'ugosia bracteolis et calyce. Nonne idem cum IxczNmovsia, Mog. ei Sess. in. DC. Prod. i. 
474, planta Mexicana ab auctore ex icone inedita imperfecte descripta, bracteolis forsan pro calyce 
sumptis et calyce truncato pro urceolo campanulato habito ? 
39. Gossypium, Linn. Gen. n. 845.—Bracteolte 3, amplze, cordatse. Calyx truncatus v. 
breviter 5-fidus. Columna staminea infra apicem nudum v. rarius antheriferum filamenta 
co exserens. Ovarium 5-loculare, loculis co-ovulatis ; stylus apice clavatus, 5-suleatus et 
D-stigmatosus. Capsula loculicide dehiscens. Semina subglobosa v. angulata, dense lanata 
v. rarius fere glabra; albumen tenue, membraniforme v 0; cotyledones valde plicato, 
auriculis baseos radiculam rectam involventibus.—Herbz  elats v. frutices subarborei. 
Folia.3-9-loba v. rarius integra. Flores majusculi, flavi v. purpurei, Bracteolwe sepius 
nigro-punetatze, incisee dentatz v. integerrimte. | Cotyledones stepius nigro-punctatze. 
Species verisimiliter 3, quarum 2 diu in calidioribus utriusque orbis cult, stirpes includunt pluri- 
mas eharaeteribus plus minus constantibus distinetas, et ab auctoribus nonnullis pro speciebus pro- 
priis vindieatas; tertia Australiam habitat. DC. Prod. i. 456. Walp. Hep. i. 812; v. 93; Anm. ii. 
149; iv. 309. Wight, Ill. t. 27 ad 28 C; 1c. t. 9 ad 1. — Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. v. t. 180. 
SrunTIA, Bir. App. Sturt. Exped. 55 Walp. Ann. ii. 149, qu;e nobis species est tertia Australiensis 
Gossypii, ab hoc genere distinguebatur bracteolisintegris et calycis dentibus acutioribus. Bracteolze 
tamen integerrimze in formis nonnullis G. Aerbacei, et calycis dentes forma variabiles, Semina in 
Sturtia angulata et fere calva, sed non onmino lana destituta. Cotyledones impunctatze, sed cal yx ut 
in Gossypiis ceteris nigro-punctatus. 
Tarsus IV. (v. Susonpo). BownAckx. 
40. Adansonia, Linn. Gen. n. 836 (Ophelus, Lour. F]. Coch. 412).— Calyx ovoideus v, 
oblongus, profunde 5-fidus. Petala 5. Columna staminea superne in filamenta co longi- 
uscula l-antherifera soluta; antherw reniformes, terminales. Ovarium 5-10-loculare, 
loculis co-ovulatis; stylus apice in stigmata stellato-patentia tot quot loculi breviter 
divisus. Fructus oblongus, lignosus, indehiscens, loculis pulpa farinosa farctis, Semina 
reniformi-globosa, in pulpa nidulantia, hilo laterali, testa crassa; albumen tenue, membra- 
niforme; embryo arcuatus, cotyledonibus quam maxime contortuplicatis radiculam leviter 
incurvam involventibus.—Arbores, trunco humili, diametro &iganteo.  Foliola digitata, 
. foliolis 3-9 integerrimis. Pedunculi axillares, 1-flori, 2-braeteolati. Flores magni, penduli. 
Calyx intus sericeo-villosus, Petala alba, obovata v. oblonga. 
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