100 XXV. MALTACEiE. 



Eipe carpels 5, muticoiis, covered with glocliidiate spines, separating 

 from a short axis, indehiscent. — Disteib. Warmer regions of both hemi- 

 spheres ; species 4—5. 



Leaves not divided below the middle 1. U. lobata. 



Leaves divided below theiiiiddle 2. U. sinuata. 



1. Urena lobata, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p, G9j?. Herbaceous, erect, 

 2-4 ft. high. Leaves usually broader than long, up to 4.4 by in., cordate, 

 serrate or toothed, stoUatelv hairy on both sui'faces, roundish, angled ; 

 lobes generally ncute or acuminate varying in size and number (3-10 or 

 more), not extending half way down, sometimes nearly obsolete ; nerves 

 5-7, prominent beneath, with often a gland at the base of the midrib 

 and sometimes on the 2 adjacent nerves; petioles variable in length, 4-0 

 in. long, hairy. Pedicels hairy, very short, clustered. Involucral bracts 

 less than \ in. long, equalling or slightly exceeding the calyx and alternate 

 with its lobes, linear-oblong, ncute, united at the base into a cup, clothed 

 with rigid hairs. Calyx deeply divided : lobes less than i in. long, lanceo- 

 late, ciliate. Corolla f in. long, pink. Capsules pubescent, covered with 

 blunt spines, each spine having 2 straight bristles pointing downwards 

 at an angle from the apex. Seeds rounded on the back, wedge-shaped on 

 the inner side, smooth. Fl. B. I. v. 1, p. 329 ; Grab. Cat. p. 13 ; Dalz. 

 & Gibs. p. 18; K. Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Pflauzenf. v. 3, part 6, 

 p, 45, fig. 19, D, E ; Guerke, in Mart. Bras. v. 12, part 3, p. 469 ; 

 Trim. PL Ceyl. v. 1, p. 147 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) 

 p. 127; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 6, part 4, p. 212. — Flowers: 

 Oct.-Dec. Yern. Vdn-hhendi. 



Widely distributed throughout the Presidency (except Sind) ; " a common weed,' 

 Dahell ^- Gibson. Konkan : Sfocksl, Law I; Kalyan, Woodrow. Deccan : Poena, 

 Jacquemoiit, 298! S. M. CorNTRv: Ghats, 40 miles east of Belgaum, Woodrow I: 

 Castlerock, Coo/i-el; Parva Ghat, Ritchie, 41'. —Distrib. All tropical regions. 



Var. scabriusnda, Mast, in El. B. I. v. 1, p. 329. Herbaceous. 

 Leaves roundish, scarcely lobed, with clustered needle-like hairs beneath, 

 hardly tomentose. Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 127. 

 U. scahriuacvla (sp.), DC. Prodr. v. 1, p. 441 ; AY. & A. Prodr. p. 46 ; 

 Dalz, & Gibs, p, 18, — Flowers : Dec, 



KoNKAX : Stoc/is\ Deccan: Phunda Ghat, Dalcell cf- Gibson. S. M. Country: 

 Belgaum, Woodrow ; Rainghat, Dalzell ^ Gibson. 



2. Urena sinuata, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 692. Shrubby, 2-4 ft. 

 high. Leaves 1 3 in. long, more or less stellately hairy on both surfaces, 

 cordate or truncate at the base, irregularly lobed to below the middle : lobes 

 3-5 or more, dilated upwards, witli rounded sinuses, serrate or toothed, 

 pale beneath, with, in most cases, a gland near the base of the midrib 

 and sometimes on one or botli of the adjoining nerves ; petioles -i^-l-rr in. 

 l(jng. Pedicels short, axillary, clustered. Involucral bracts \ in. long, 

 liiicar-oblong, acute, as long as, or slightly longer than the calyx and 

 alternate with its lobes. Calyx minutely ])ubescent; lobi's kmceolate. 

 Corolla rose-colored, j-1 in. in diam., handsome. Capsules and seeds 

 as in U. lobata. Fl. B. I, v. 1 , p. 329; Grah. Cat, p. 13; Guerke, in 

 Mart, Bras, v, 12, part 3, p. 472 ; Trim, Fl. Ceyl v, 1, p. 148 ; Woodr. 

 in .Fourn. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 127 ; Watt, Diet, hlcon. Prod. v. 6, 

 part 4, p. 213, — Flowers: Oct,-Nov. Vern. .Jamiali-hdpas; Lichi ; 

 lidn-ldpas. 



