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Fam. 145. " MALVACEAE R. Br.* — 



Herbae, fruUces. arbores, saepissime pube slellata. Folia alterna, 

 petiolataj simplicia, palinatinervia et saepe palmalim lobala, par^itaj dis- 

 secta, slipulis ad basin pelioli liberis, deciduis,' Inflorescentia axillaris, 

 pleruinque cymosa. Flores regulares hermaphroditic raro unisexuales, 

 pedicello articulato. Calyx 5-nervius garaosepalus, persistensj fructifer 

 auclus, saepe epicalyce i. e. bracteolis ei arete approxlmatis v. adnatis 

 munilus, lobis aestivalione valvatis. Corolla S-petala, petalis cum caly^- 

 cis lobis allernantibus, aestivatione contorto-imbricatis , basi saepissime 

 eolumnae stamineae adnatis. Stamina multa, hypogyna, filamentis in co- 

 lumnarn (cylindram) alte connatis, rarissime fere liberis, columna slamir 

 nea apice aul in filamenta multa v. in ramos 2-muItos antheriphoros 

 flivisa, basi saepius cupulae instar dilatata et ovarium includenle. An- 

 Inerae uniloculares, longitudinaliter dehiscentes, polline globoso muri- 

 cato. Ovarium liberum 2-multiloculare, integrum v. lobstum, plerum- 

 pe e carpophyllis (carpellis) circa tori processum (carpophorum) ver- 

 ticillatis rarius supra torum inordinate coalitis compositum, Ovula an- 

 gulo inlerno affixa, amphitropa v. subanatropa; adscendentia, horizonla- 

 '3 V. pendula. Stylus basi simplex, superne in ramos apice v. longi- 

 utlinaliter stigmalosos cylindro slarnineo inclusos divisus, rarius usque 

 af^ apicein integer, filiformis. Schizocarpium e carpellis multis yerti- 

 ciialis V, capitalis domum secedentibus atque ab axi solutis constans, 

 anus capsula plurilocularis loculicide dehiscens. Semina exalbuminosa, 



anus albuminosa, embryone recto v. curvato, colyledonibus foliaceis 



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Conspectus generum. 



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nl^i^^"^"^ ° carpellis multis capitatis aut vortlciUatis, domum secedentibus constans : Trili* I 



veae. 



. Mai ope L. 



• Carpe la in carpophore globoso inordinatim capitato-congeata . , 



' * J.^ '* ^^^'^^ carpophorum brove v. conicum verticillato-disposita. 

 T Ovula adsccDdentia. 



^- Bracteolae epicalycls 3, rarius 2, distinctae Malva L. 



/J. Bracteolae epicalycls in involucrum trifidum calyci adpreasum 



conuatae . , . liavatera L. 



y. Bracteolae epicalycis 6—9 basi connatae. CarpeHa unilocu- * 



. ^ana Althaea I/. 



O- Bracteolae epical. 6 (raro 7—9) in involuerum stellatum con- 

 natae. Carpella procesau pericarpii interno subbilocularia * Alcea li, 

 it Ovula pendula. — Bracteolae epicalycis 3 liberae mxnu- 



tae. Carpella inflata supra carpophorum abbreviatum in- [Sp. 



^' Ovarium XI °^*^'"^^i^ capitato-verticillau^ M alv el I a JaUB. 



fomutum- T^^'h*^®' ^^"^""^ i^ capsulam loculicide dehiacentem trans- 

 »- Brapfn T IJ» Hibisceae. 



vi^in. o ®P>^*^- numerosae basi connatae. Stylus in rtmos 5 di- 



b BrVf' ^^^^^a glabra Hibiscus L. 



d*vnft^ e?^**^^^' 3 atnplae cordatae liberae. Stylus indiviaus apice 

 •vaius. Semina lanigera GosaypiumL. 



'^"IJ- I. Mai veae Bth. Hook 



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riom e "'"^ .^'^'"•"ea apice v. usque ad apicom antheriphora. Ova- 

 laiitu con^^^^- '"'^'^'S circa carpophorum verticillatim v rarius mni- 

 ^^^^gestis composilurn. Styli tot quol carpella. 



verticillatim v, rarius capi- 



Carpella malura 



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