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Malvace^. 



Malva hispanica L. Dry sandy and stony places ; very 

 common ; 4-7. I. ! III. ! 



M. sylvestris L. Waste places and roadsides ; rather frequent 

 on Kock, much less so in Spain ; 3-6. Epicalyx narrow, quite 

 free. I. ! III. i. Cachon ! Almoraima Station ! 



M. nicaensis All. Similar places ; common ; 3-6. Flowers 

 very variable in size. Known from M. sylvestris by broader 

 epicalyx and smaller paler rose flowers, and from M. parviflora by 

 more deeply lobed leaves, larger flowers, and calyx half covering 

 fruit. Its free epicalyx distinguishes it from Lavatera cretica. 

 I.! III.! 



[M. rotundifolia L. is recorded for Gibraltar by Kelaart and 

 Dautez, and is common according to Debeaux, but I have never 

 seen it. Perez Lara says it is subalpine in S. Spain, and doubts 

 many of the records. Probably M. parviflora has been mistaken 

 for it.] 



M. parviflora L. Waste ground ; common, at least on 

 Eock; 3-6. Carpels glabrous, with flat rugose back, and 

 very acute edges, corolla very small, hardly longer than calyx. 

 I.! II.! III., I believe frequent, but only noted from Punta 

 Mala! 



i Lavatera arborea L. Eough ground near sea; rare; more 

 frequent formerly? 3-6. I. Eocks and grassy places, also near 

 Signal Station, K., D. A single plant at Monkey's Cave ! 



L. cretica L. Eough and waste places by roadsides and 

 buildings; very common; 4-6. Epicalyx broad, connate at base. 

 I.! II.! III.! 



L. Olbia L. Woods and bushy places ; rare ; 5-6. Shrub, 

 flowers clustered, axillary, leaves with a long terminal lobe. 

 III. Near Gibraltar, Lagasca. 



Var. hispida G. & G. is more hirsute, especially peduncles and 

 calyx, leaves green above, not canescent both sides. III. i. Near 

 Almoraima, Laguna. ii. By Lobo in Carnero Hills ! 



[L. maritima Gouan is recorded as abundant on the Eock 

 by Kelaart and Dautez. It does not grow in the neighbour- 

 hood. I cannot suggest what species can have been taken 

 for it.] 



L. triloba L. Bushy ground; rare; 5-6. A tall shrub, 

 flowers clustered, leaves cordate, orbicular, obsoletely 3 -lobed. 

 Winkler named it L. micans L., but Perez Lara thinks it belongs 

 here. III. ii. Algeciras, Winkl. 



L. trimestris L. Sandy fields ; very common ; 4-6. Erect or 

 prostrate, flowers sometimes white. III. ! 



AlthcBa officinalis L. Fresh or salt marshes; locally frequent; 

 6-7. III. iii. Guadacorte Marshes ! Both sides of Salt Pans ! 



[AURANTIACE^.] 



[None of the order mentioned by Kelaart is native.] 



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