19. MALVACEM [1. Abutilon. 



B. Large or small trees. Filaments all or some free 



above the base, usually pentadelphous. 

 L. simple or lobed. Bracteoles 4-5 . . , 8. Kydia. 



L. digitate. Bracteoles 0. Fls. very large . . .9. Dombax. 



1. Abutilon, Gaert. 



Undershrubs more or less downy, with angled palmately- 

 lobed or entire leaves and orange ebracteolate flowers nsnally 

 1" diam. or more, opening in the evening. Pedicels articnlate. 

 Pet. connate below and adnate to, the st. tube which is divided 

 at the apex into numerous filaments. Carpels exceeding 

 5 (exc. polyandrum), in fruit separating as 2-valved usually 

 2-3-seeded cocci from the persistent axis, apex of fruit 

 depressed or truncate, awns or mucros, if present, on the 

 shoulders. 



Androecium only tubular at the base. Carpels 5 . .1. polyandrum. 



Staminal tube long. Carpels 15 or more. 



Not hairy except the fruits, peduncles slender, socci 

 truncate usually shortly awned . . . .2. indicwn. 



Hairy as well as pubescent, peduncles stout, cocci 

 rounded mnticous or mucronate . . . » 3. graveolens. 



1. A. polyandrum, Schlecht. 



A tomentose and hairy shrab with long-petioled orbicular 

 or ovate cordate acuminate leaves and yellow flowers lj" 

 diam. in loose panicles. Cocci awned. 



Tundi forest, Manbhum. Parasnath, Anders., Campbell ! Kochang, 

 Gamble. Not common. Biennial or lower portions perennial. Fl. May 

 and r. s. Fr. Oct. 



L. 4-5" repand-dentate densely shortly pubescent esp. beneath 

 Staminal -tube forming a hispid cone over the ovary then dividing into 

 about 40 long filaments. Seeds 3-4 in each carpel. 



2. A- indicum, G. Bon. Mirubaha, 8. ; Kakhi, Khar.; 

 Kanghi, H. 



An undershrub covered with a soft white close velvet 

 with few or no long hairs intermixed. Fls. about 1" diam. 



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