J/ALVACEyE. 615 



t t Itivohicre-lcafiets 15-20. 

 H. CANCELLATCs, L. Diy forests of Ava and Prome. 



Abchnoschus crinitus, Wall. 



Stems liirsute. Loa\cs lobcd, tomentose and sprinkled with stiff hairs. Involucre- 

 leaflots persistent. 



° ° Capsule elongate-conical, 1-angular. 

 *!!. EscuLENTus, L. Cultivated in Burma {fide Mason). 



IT. lotigifoUus, "W'illd. 



Ba-lu-wa. 



Involucre-leaflets 1.3. All parts slip;htly hairy. 



This species is cultivated for its pods, which are boiled and eaten as a Tegetahle. 

 The young- pods arc adajjted for pickling, and the fully ripe seeds, when roasted, are 

 an excellent substitute I'or coffee, and can be added in lieu of barley to soup. 



XXX Inrolucre-leaficfs broad anil leafy, iisualli/ large, 4-6. Flowers yellow with 

 purple eye. Stems setose. 



° Involucre-leaficts 4. 



*K. MANiiroT, L. E; rely cultivated in Pegu. 



II. pentaphyllus, Roxb. 

 Leaves almost glabrous. Involucre-leaflets glabrous, tomentose bordered. 

 H. HOSTiLis, "Wall. Mixed forests of Ava and the Pegu Kange. 



Leaves beneath sprinkled with 3-forked short hairs. Involucre-leaflets appressed 

 pubescent and setose-ciliate. 



° ° Involucre-leaflets G. 

 H. PFXOENS, Eoxh. Northern parts of Pegu Range from 1200 to 2000 feet. 



Leaves hirsute. Involucre-leaflets with long stiff hairs. 



B. Leaflets of the involucre united up to the middle or at least at the base, 

 sometimes forming a cup-shaped involucre. 



* Trees or erect shrubs. Seeds glabrous. Flowers large, yellow tcith purple eye. 

 *H. HASTATUS, L. Karely cultivated in gardens. 



Leaves deeply 3-lubed. 



H. TiLiACia-s, L. Common within the tidal area from Chitfagong to 



a. tortuoma, Roxb. Tenasserim, the Andamaus and iS'ieobars. 



Then-ben or Thim-ban. 



Leaves not divided, entire or ercnulate. 



* * Seeds woolly or pubescerd. 

 j- Woody climbers. 

 H. scANDEXs, Roxb. /f. ('. Tropical forests of Martaban. 



Velvety tomentose, leaves glabrescent above. Inv(duere-leaflets 4-7, velvety. 



f f Trees. 

 H. MACBornYLLUs, Roxb. ET. Chittagong to Tenasserim. 



H. rulpinus, Rw<lt. 

 II. spathaeeus, 151. 

 H. seiosus, Roxb. 



Te-wun. 



Tawny setose. Leaves entire, tawny tomentose. Involucre-leaflets 10, hirsute. 



