200 MONADELPHIA DODECANDRIA, Hibiscus, 
17. H. vitifolius. Willd. iii. 829. 
Anmnual, or biennial, bushy and villous, Leaves five-an- 
gled, lobed, grossly serrate, villous. lowers axillary, soli- 
tary, drooping. Exterior calyx of about eight subulate 
leaves. Capsules five-winged, truncate. 
Bharadwaja, the Sanscrit name. 
Katu beloeren. Rheed. Mal. vi. t. 46. 
Beng. Bun Kapash. 
A native of rubbish, gardens, &c. all over India; in Soibte 
during the rainy and cold seasons, 
18, H. truneatus. R. 
Annual, erect, Leaves from three to five-angled, lobed, 
grossly serrate. Stipules minute. Flowers axillary, solitary, 
drooping. Peduncles jointed at the base. Exterior calyx: 
of from six to seven, subulate leaves, half thelength ofthe 
inner calyx. Corel sub-rotate, with petals — distinct.) 
Capsule truncated with five thin ciliate wings. nidia fe 
A native of Ceylon. Flowers in the rainy season in Bengah: ~ 
~This plant, growing in the same place with H. vitifolius, — 
which it most resembles, does not arrive to one tenth the size. 
The flowers are also much smaller. Both must be handled ~ 
with care, as the small, sharp bristles readily enter the skin, 
and cause considerable uneasiness. 7 
19, H. seandens. R. 
* Shrabby, scandent, villous. Leaves round-cordate,. 
rate-dentate, from three to five-angled. Stipules none. Pa- 
nicles. terminal, ramifications thereof remote, and diverging 
both calyces tive-parted. — ; 
A stout, permanent plant, a native of the forests a Chitta- 
gong, where it runs over trees &c. It blossoms in April and 
May. The flowers are separa su — Baie 
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