Sida.] XXIII. MALVACE^^E. 255 



petioles 'i to -2 in. long. Stipules setaceous, longer than petioles. 

 Flowers "5 in. across, ochre yellow, axillary, solitary; peduncles 

 slender, "5 to "75 in. long. Catyx-lobes ovate obtuse. Carpels 

 smooth or pubescent, awnless or awned. Hab. A common and 

 variable plant on seashores and in waste ground all over the tropics. 



var. rhomhoidea Roxb. Hort. Beng. 50 (sp.), tall slender plant. 

 Leaves hoary beneath or nearly glabrous. Common in villages. 



var. rettisa Linn, (sp.), more condensed and woody. Leaves 

 •25 to 5 in. long, obovate cuneate coarsely toothed, more hoary 

 than the preceding. Hab. Common on seashores. Native names : 

 Poko Lidah Ular (Snake's tongue) ; Bunga Padang ; Seliguri or 

 Senda Guri Padang. 



(5) S. carpinifolia L?««. /. Supp. 307; Masters, I.e. i. 323; 

 King, I.e. 40. S. acuta Cav. Diss. i. 15, /. 2,/. 3. 



An undershrub 2 to 3 ft. tall, glabrous or nearly so. Leaves 

 linear-lanceolate acute serrate, 2 to 3 in. long, '25 to 35 in. wide; 

 petioles 'i to '2 in. long. Stipules lanceolate subulate, longer than 

 petiole. Flowers solitary, axillary, "5 in. across ; pedicels -25 to "5 in. 

 long, jointed. Sepals lanceolate subulate. Corolla yellow. Carpels 

 glabrous, shorter than the sepals. Hab. Weed in waste ground. 

 Common all over the peninsula. Distrib. Tropics generally. 

 Native names : Poko Lidah Ular ; Ketumbar hutan ; Kelulut 

 Putih ; Sada Turi ; Telor Belangkas. 



2. WISSADULA, Medik. 



Undershrub with entire or palmate leaves. Inflorescence lax 

 panicled. Bracteoles o. Calyx 5 ; sepals connate below. Petals 5, 

 connate at base, adherent to stamens. Staminal tube divided at 

 apex into numerous filaments. Styles as many as ovary-cells. 

 Carpels 5, beaked, many-seeded, dehiscent. Seeds i to 3 in each 

 cell. Species 5 or 6, tropical American, African, and i Asiatic. 



(i) W. zeylanica Medik, Malv. 25. Abutilon hastatum 

 Ridl. Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 279. 



Shrub 2 to 3 ft. tall. Leaves deltoid, long-acuminate, base 

 entire or cordate, glabrous above, red-pubescent beneath, 2 to 3 in. 

 long, I to 1-5 in. wide across base ; petioles "5 to i in. long. Flowers 

 small, '25 in. across, white, in a long lax panicle. Sepals ovate 

 acute, green, pubescent. Petals shorter. Stamens about 17, 

 tube short. Carpels 5, pubescent, '25 in. long, awned. Seeds 2 

 in each cell, pyriform, black-pubescent. Hab. Dry open places. 

 Pahang, east coast Kwala Berar, Pahang River. Perils, Juttra; 

 Chupeng, common. Distrib. India and Siam, Ceylon, Java, 

 Sumatra. 



3. ABUTILON, Gaertn. 



Herbs or undershrubs usually downy. Leaves angled or 

 palmate-lobed. Inflorescence axillary or terminal. Calyx of 5 



