MALVACEiE. 



S. populifolia Lam. Beloere L'Herit. Heteromischos Cav. diss. 

 v. t. 128. f. 2. (Rheede.'v'i. t. 65. Rumf. iv. t. 11.) — Common 

 in most parts of India. 



Leaves cordate, somewhat lobed, soft, shortly tomentose, unequally 

 toothed: stipules reflexed. Pedicels erect, longer than the petiole, 

 jointed near the flower. Calyx-segments ovate, acute. Corolla spread- 

 ing. Capsule truncated, evidently longer than the calyx ; carpels 

 1 1-20, acute, not awned, hairy. W. and A. — This and other allied spe- 

 cies, used generally in India as a substitute for marsh-mallow, as an 

 emollient. 



SPILERALCEA. 



Involucre S-leaved, deciduous. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, 

 obliquely emarginate. Stamen-tube shorter than the petals, 

 polyandrous. Ovary many-celled ; cells 3-seeded; styles chiefly 

 consolidated ; stigmas capitate. Capsule globose, umbilicated, 

 downy : cells dehiscent at the back, finally separable, 1-2-seeded. 

 Trees, shrubs, or undershrubs. Peduncles axillary. 



282. S. cisplatina Aug. de St. H. pi. us. t. 52. fi. bras. i. 210. 

 — Not uncommon in the western part of the Cisplatine province 

 of Brazil. (Malvavisco.) 



Stem shrubby, slender. Leaves ovate, somewhat 3-lobed, dentate 

 or crenate, hoary underneath. Flowers axillary, racemose, secund. 

 Leaves of involucre setaceous, deciduous. — A decoction used in Brazil 

 in inflammations of the bowels, and generally for the same purposes as 

 marsh mallows in Europe. 



PAVONIA. 



Calyx 5-cleft, persistent, surrounded by a 5-15-leaved invo- 

 lucel. Ovarium with 5, or rarely 4, 1-ovuled cells. Style 1, 

 8-10-cleft at the apex. Stigmas 8-10. Carpels 5, or rarely 4, 

 capsular, connivent, 2-valved, 1 -seeded. Radicle inferior. 

 W. and A. 



283. P. diuretica Aug. de St. H.pl. us. t. 53. fi. bras. i. 234. 

 — Grassy plains near Mangahy, in the western desert part of the 

 province of Minas Geraes in Brazil. 



Leaves cordate, acuminate, tooth-serrated, velvety on both sides 

 with transparent dots. Flowers axillary, solitary, sulphur coloured. 

 Involucre 6-7-leaved, shorter than the calyx. Carpels angular, mucro- 

 nate at the point. — A decoction is employed in Brazil with success in 

 cases of dysury. 



MALVA. 



Calyx 5-cleft, persistent, surrounded by an involucel of usually 

 3, rarely 1-2 or 5-6, more or less oblong or setaceous bracteoles. 

 Ovarium with many cells, each with 1 ovule. Styles as many 

 as the cells. Carpels several (rarely onlv 5), capsular, indehi- 



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