142 SYNOPSIS OF GENERA AND SPECIES OF MALTED. 



crassis ovatis vel ovato-lanceolatis interdum lobatis basi subcordatis, 

 pedunculis calyce longioribus petiolo brevioribus, bracteolis lineari- 

 lanceolatis calyce triplo brevioribus, sepalis ovatis acutis, petalis 

 roseis, carpellis hirtis transverse rugosis margine acutis. 



Hab. Central and Southern Persia ! Afghanistan ! 



Stem 1 ft. long ; leaves 2J- in. long, If in. broad ; petiole some- 

 times 2 in. ; bracts £ in. ; sepals f in. ; petals 1| in. long. Easily 

 recognised by thick indumentum and narrow lanceolate bracts. 



7. A. sulphurea Boiss. et Hohen. in Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1, viii. p. 

 108. Alcea sulphurea Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 827. — Caulibus erectis tenuiter 

 tomentosis, foliis pannosis flavidis ovatis vel suborbicularibus basi 

 cordatis vel cuneatis lobatis subtus nervis prominentibus, bracteolis 

 ovato lanceolatis calyce triplo brevioribus, sepalis ovatis acutis 

 tomentosis, petalis flavidis, carpellis dorso transverse rugosis hirtis 

 margine acutis. 



Hab. Persia ! 



Stem 3 ft. high ; leaves 2-3 in. ; bracts $ in. ; sepals f in. ; 

 petals 1£ in. long. 



(3. microchiton Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 827. A. rhyUcarpa Trautv. in 

 Sched. PI. Schrenk. — Bracteolis calyce dimidio brevioribus. 



Hab. Persia. Afghanistan. Songoria ! 



A. rhyticarpa Trautv. may be a distinct species. 



8. A. acaulis Cav. ; DC. Prod. i. 437. Alcea acaulis Boiss. Fl. 

 Or. i. 827. — Acaulis vel caule brevi a basi florifero, foliis subpan- 

 nosis longe petiolatis reniformibus interdum lobatis basi subcordatis 

 tomentosis crenatis, pedunculis brevibus, bracteolis acutis calyce 

 triplo brevioribus, calycis lobis acutis, petalis roseis interdum albis, 

 carpellis glabris transverse rugosis. 



Hab. Syria ! Palestine ! 



Stem |-1 ft. long ; leaves 1| in. ; petiole sometimes 6 in. ; 

 bracts ^ in. ; sepals £ in. ; petals 1 in. long. 



9. A. rufescens Boiss. Diagn. Ser. ii. 1, p. 102. Alcea rufescens 

 Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 828. — Caule tenuiter rufesceuti-tomentoso humili 

 inferne ramoso ramis virgatis, foliis ovatis trilobatis basi subcordatis, 

 pedunculis brevibus, bracteolis triangularibus calyce triplo brevi- 

 oribus, calycis lobis oblongis acutis, petalis flavidis, carpellis hirtis 

 margine acutis. 



Hab. Syria ! Palestine. 



Stem 1^-2 ft. ; leaves 5 in. ; bracts i in. ; sepals 1 in. ; petals, 

 1| in. long\ This plant may be distinguished from the preceding 

 by its lax raceme, in which the flowers are not subtended by leaves. 



10. A. remotiflora Boiss. et Heldr. in Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1. viii. 

 p. 108. Alcea remotiflora Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 828. — Caule humili tomentoso 

 griseo scabrido virgato, ramis tenuibus, foliis parvis ultra medium 

 5-7-palmatipartitis, noribus 1-2 axillaribus, pedunculis brevibus, 

 bracteolis triangularibus, calyce dimidio brevioribus, sepalis lanceo- 

 latis acutis, petalis obcordatis pallide roseis, carpellis rugosis 

 angustis facie glabris ad medium dorsi puberulis. 



Hab. Pamphylia ! Armenia. 



Stem 14-2 ft. ; leaves 1 in. ; bracts £ in. ; sepals nearly \ in. ; 



