MALVACEAE. 



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Malva rotundifolia L., the Low MALLOW, also an Old World species, dif- 

 fers in having larger leaves, and carpels pubescent and not reticulated on the 

 back. It has been recorded as found in Bermuda by Reade, by H. B. Small 

 and by Millspaugh, but the records probably refer to the preceding species. 



Malva sylvestris L., the HIGH MALLOW, European, an erect species with 

 flowers I'-H' broad, the petals much longer than the calyx, is recorded by Reade 

 as escaped from gardens prior to 1883, and mentioned by H. B. Small as 

 escaped and fairly naturalized, has not been seen by us in Bermuda. 



4. MALVASTEUM A. Gray. 



Herbs, with entire, toothed, cordate or divided leaves, and solitary or 

 racemose, short-pedicelled perfect flowers. Calyx 5-cleft. Bractlets of the 

 involucels small, 1-3 or none. Cavities of the ovary 5-co, 1-ovuled. Style- 

 branches of the same number, stigmatic at the summit only, forming capitate 

 stigmas; carpels indehiscent or imperfectly 2-valved, falling away from the 

 axis at maturity, their apices pointed or beaked. Seed ascending. [Greek, 

 star-mallow.] About 75 species, natives of America and South Africa. Type 

 species: Malvastru-m coccineum (Pursh) A. Gray. 



1. Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) 

 Garcke. FALSE MALLOW. (Fig. 259.) 

 Perennial, strigose-pubescent, branched, 1- 

 3 high. Leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, 

 slender-petioled, l'-3V long, acute, sharply 

 serrate ; flowers mostly solitary in the axils, 

 on peduncles shorter than the petioles; in- 

 volucels of 3 small bractlets; calyx-lobes 

 triangular, acute, longer than its tube; 

 petals pale yellow, somewhat longer than 

 the calyx, obliquely truncate ; carpels 8-12, 

 hirsute on top, with a beak near the in- 

 flexed apex and 2 beaks on the back. [Malva 

 coromandeliana L. ; Malvastrum america- 

 num Torr. ; Malvastrum tricuspi datum A. 

 Gray; Sida glomerata of Hemsley.] 



Waste and cultivated grounds. Introduced. 

 Native of the southern United States and trop- 

 ical America. Flowers from spring to autumn. 



, 5. SIDA L. 



Herbs, with serrate crenate or lobed leaves, and perfect flowers. Bractlets 

 of the involucels none. Calyx 5-toothed or 5-cleft. Cavities of the ovary 5-oo, 

 1-ovuled; style-branches of the same number, stigmatic at the summit. Carpels 

 indehiscent, or at length 2-valved at the apex. Seed pendulous. [Greek, used 

 by Theophrastus.] About 100 species, natives of the warmer parts of America, 

 Asia, Africa and Australasia. Type species: Sida alnifolia L. 



Leaves rhombic to oblanceolate ; peduncles elongated. 

 Leaves ovate to lanceolate ; peduncles short. 



1. 8. rhombifoUa. 

 1. 8. carpinifolia. 



