150 malvaceal. [CI. 13. 



blage of true Malvaceae, or Linnaean Columnife- 

 rcE. The following are more miscellaneous, or uncer- 

 tain. 



Sect. 4. Stam. united into a tube bearing the Co- 

 rolla, definite. Fruit of many cells. Senra Cav., 

 Fugosa Juss. (Cienfuegosia Cav.), genuine Ahdvaceat, 

 as likewise appears to be Plagianthus Forst. t. 43. 

 Myrodia Schr. Gen. 472 (Quararibea Aubl.) is sus- 

 pected to be rather akin to the Melice, especially to 

 Turr&a. It has the smell of Melilot when dry. 



Sect. 5. Stam. all fertile, definite or indefinite, 

 united at the base into a small sessile cup. Melochia, 

 Ridzia Cav., Stuartia, fig. 51, 52 (including Mala- 

 chodcndrum, as well as Stuartia, Juss. 292), Go?*- 

 donia, Hugonia, Botnba.v, and Adansonia. To these 

 the 3d Section of the Aurantia, Ord. 70, might per- 

 haps be transferred. 



Sect. 6. Stam. united as in the last, partly imper- 

 fect; definite, rarely indefinite. Pentapetes, Ptero- 

 spermum Schr. Gen. 461., Theobroma, Abroma, Bu- 

 broma, Schreb. (Guazuma Juss.), Melhania Forsk., 

 A'ssonia Schreb. 460. (including Dombeya Cav.) and 

 Buttneria. 



Sect. 7. Stam. united into a cup, closely surround- 

 ing the Gerrnen, and elevated with it on a stalk ; ge- 

 nerally definite, and all fertile. Ayenia, Ktemhovia, 

 Helicteres and Stercidia. 



Sect. 8. Akin to Malvacece. Carolinea{Pachira 

 Aubl.). 



