EASTERN COAST ОЕ THE MALAY PENINSULA. 279 
MALVACE. 
ABUTILON INDICUM, Sweet. 
Waste ground, Pulau Tawar, Kwala Berar. 
А. HASTATUM, n. зр. Suffrutex parva, ad 3-pedalis, caulibus rigidulis virgatis, pubes- 
centia brunneatectis. Folia hastata acuminata, petiolata, 2 pollices longa, $ pollicem 
lata ad basin, superne glabra, subtus rufo-pubescentia (siccata pallide brunnea). 
Anthela terminalis et axillaris paniculata, ramis gracillimis, virgatis, patulis. Flores 
minimi, + pollicem in diametro, albi. Sepala 5, ovata acuta, viridia, pubescentia, extus 
parce stellato-pilosa, intus hispida, 1% pollicem longa. Petala tenuia, alba, quam sepala 
breviora, late rotundato-ovata obtusissima. Stamina circiter 17, tubo brevi. Antheris 
brevibus, curvis, crassis, aurantiacis. Carpella 5, breviter rostrata, 8 pollicem longa, 
parce pubescentia, transversim haud septata. Semina bina in carpello pyriformia 
angulata, atro-brunnea, pubescentia. 
Open country at Kwala Berar; only a few plants seen and those nearly out of flower. 
The very small flowers open at midday. 
SIDA RHOMBIFOLIA, Linn., var. RETUSA. 
Common and variable. Pekan, Pulau Tawar, Kwala Tembeling, (с. Often forming 
small compact bushes. 
S. CARPINIFOLIA, Linn. 
Pekan, Pulau Tawar, &c. Common in valleys; also at Kamposa in Kelantan. 
S. CORDIFOLIA, Linn. 
Pekan and elsewhere. 
S. MYSORENSIS, Wight & Arn. 
Temerloh. Certainly not а common plant. 
URENA LOBATA, Linn. 
Very common up both the Pahang and Tembeling Rivers; in open country, campongs, 
and waste places. 
, Vàr. SINUATA. 
With deeply eut five-lobed leaves and a dark bar round the edge; is not so common as 
the preceding, but occurs in similar places, and is more characteristic of the sea-shore. 
Нтівівст/в ABELMOSCHUS, Linn. 
Pulau Tijau. 
Н. MACROPHYLLUS, Roxb. 
I found this in the form of а rather tall but slender tree, with few branches. Тһе 
flowers were yellow-orange, with a purple centre spot. Dr. King gives them as purple, 
possibly describing them from withered flowers. Woods, River Tahan. 
Н. vrLIACEUS, Linn. “ Waroo” or “ Baroo.” 
Common on the sea-coast at Sungei Meang, Kwala Pahang, Cherating, Rumpin. I 
saw one big plant a long ыы up the River Pahang, at Kwala Berar, far away from 
the sea-coast. 
