Plants of the Punjab. 239 
Herbs, Erect, with ALTERNATE STIPULATE SIMPLE LiaAyss. 
Lear Mareins Tooruep. 
PETALS UNITED. 
Sida rhombifolia, like the last species, but larger, leaves Squarer with 
Swet-berela, rounded angles, and tapering at the base, flower stalks 
sahadebi. longer than the leaf stalks, stipules longer than the leaf 
MALVACER. stalks, carpels 10, beaked with bristles or not, as long ag 
Re By lis 3283 the calyx. ‘This plant supplies an excellent fibre. 
The Plains. 
Baluchistan (Lace). 
Sida cordifolia, medium size, annual or perennial, downy with long 
Kowar, simak. hairs, leaves 1-2 in., oblong, heart-shaped, blunt-pointed, 
MALVACER. round-toothed, stalk equal in length to the blade, stipules 
Be ha, 394. linear, shorter than the leaf stalk, soon falling off, flower 
The Plains. stalks solitary, upper very short and crowded, flowers small, 
yellow, carpels beaked with 10 bristles, netted on the sides, 
bristles longer than the sepals, covered with stiff reflexed 
hairs ; in other respects like the last species. The flowers 
*in this genus only expand at noon. 
Abutilon indicum, medium size, annual, or perennial, more or legs downy ; 
Kanghi, jhampi. leaves 1-2in. long, broadly heart-shaped, short or long- 
MALvACEm. pointed, coarsely toothed, or nearly entire, pale and 
HB. e396. minutely velvety on both surfaces, stalk longer than the 
The Plains. blade, stipules sharply bent down ; flowers 1 in. diam., 
Delhi. yellow, on axillary solitary stalks, longer than the leaf 
Rawalpindi(Douie). stalks and jointed at the top, calyx tubular, 5-lobed, ovate 
with or without a hard sharp point, petals 5, spreading, 
stamens as in the genus Sida above ; carpels 15-20, longer 
than the calyx, with short spreading bristle-pointed beaks, 
felted at first, afterwards nearly smooth, seeds one or 
more in each carpel, kidney-shaped, dark brown, covered 
with minute star-shaped hairs. The stems contain a good 
fibre, the seeds are demulcent. 
Abutilon bidentatum, like the last species, but perennial, leaves 23-3 by 2in., 
MALVACER. heart-shaped ovate, long-pointed, round-toothed, downy 
BeBe 112826: above and below, stalks of lower leaves 4-5 in., stipuleg 
The Plains. short, awl-shaped, flower stalks 13-2 in., calyx tube cup- 
Baluchistan (Lace). shaped, lobes ovate, short-pointed, fruit J in. diam., carpelg 
20, smooth, oblong, twice as long as the calyx. 
Urena repanda, see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Stipulate, Lobed. 
Hibiscus Trionum, see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Stipulate, Lobed. 
