144 Malvacece. \Abutilon. 



Fl. Zeyl. n. 255, quoted above with doubt, is the Malva tomentosa, L. 

 This is represented in Hermann's Herb, by an indeterminable scrap, 

 but his drawing seems to represent S. cordifolia, to which also most of 

 Linnxus' synonyms are referable. 



2. ABVTZZ.ON, Gaerin. 



Herbs or shrubs, with ovate, cordate 1. and axillary, solitary 

 fl., without bracteoles ; sep. pet. and stam. as in Stda ; ripe 

 carp. 10-20, separating from axis, with or without a beak, 

 dehiscent along the back and top, 3-5-seeded. — Sp. 70 ; 1 1 in 

 Fl. B. Ind. 



Carp, more than 15. 

 Fl. 2 in. diam. 



L. hairy above i. A. ASIATICUM. 



L. densely velvety above 2. A. MUTICUM. 



Fl. I in. diam 3. A. INDICUM. 



Carp. 15 or less. 



Fl. over i in. diam 4. A. GRAVEOLENS. 



Fl. about \ in. diam 5. A. CRISPUM. 



I. A. asiaticum, G. Don. Gen. Hist. i. 503 (1831). Anoda, S. 

 Herm. Mus. 52. Fl. Zeyl. n. 520. Sida asiatica, L., Moon Cat. 50. 

 Thw. Enum. 27. C. P. 1135. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 326. 



Stem erect, 1-2 ft., somewhat woody below, slightly 

 branched, densely pubescent ; 1. iJ-s in., ovate, deeply cordate 

 at base, acute, dentate-serrate, slightly hairy and rugose above, 

 velvety and with prominent veins beneath, petioles i|-U in., 

 tomentose ; fl. large, 2 in., ped. 1^-2 in., stout, jointed near 

 top, tomentose ; cal. densely tomentose outside, very hairy 

 within, cut about ^ way down, lobes oval, acuminate, 3-veined, 

 ultimately deflexed ; ripe carp, about 20, ver)' densely covered 

 on the back with long white hair, pointed but not beaked ; 

 seeds about 3, kidney-shaped, smooth. 



Waste ground, chiefly in the dry country ; rather rare. Anuradha- 

 pura ; Kottiyar (Nevill). Fl. July-Sept. ; yellow. 



Found in the Tropics of both hemispheres. 



I have very few notices of this, but it has probably been overlooked. 

 In our few specimens the valves of the ripe carp, are never awned, but 

 end in an acute angle. 



A. polyafidrtun, W. and A. This is C.P. 1 186, and the specimens were 

 from the Hotanic Garden. It has not been found wild in Ceylon (see 

 Thw. Enum. 27), but there is a drawing and description by Moon in Mus. 

 Brit, made in 1823, wherein it is said to be ' a native of the vicinity of 

 Kandy,' with the native name 'Boo Anoda.' In Moon Cat. 50 it is 

 entered as Sida persica^ which is Burman's name for it. 



