Elaeocarpaceae-Malvaceae, 
The bast of the Kalia was made into cordage, while its slender branches were 
employed for ‘‘ahoa’’ or thatching rods for house building, the larger branches 
being selected for rafters. 
MALVACEAE. 
The family Malvaceae is distributed all over the world with exception of the 
frigid zones. The most northern species is Malva rotundifolia L., which ean be 
found in Sweden and Russia. The farther we advance towards the tropics the 
richer in species becomes this very useful family. The members of this family 
inhabit usually the lower regions, but in the South American Andes they can 
be found at considerable elevation. A few genera have a very restricted dis- 
tribution, as, for example, Hibiscadelphus, which is peculiar to Hawaii, while 
the genus Hoberia is only found in New Zealand. On the other hand, we find 
genera as Hibiscus, Abutilon, Sida and others distributed over both hemispheres. 
In the Hawaiian Islands we have several genera, of which two are endemic 
(Kokia and Hibiseadelphus), and also Hibiscus and Thespesia, all of which 
have arborescent species. 
KEY TO THE GENERA. 
Style branches long as many as divisions in the ovary. 
Calyx Perirerent WN Tra eg a ea ee Hibisc 
Calyx idu i P fry Hib: iecedeiphios 
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Thespesia 
Kokia 
HIBISCUS L. 
Tny Yolucre none or consisting of 3 to many bracts. Staminal column emopgoaierselat 
below the truncate or 5 toothed apex. Ovary 5-celled, with several ascending 0 
each cell. Style-branches short, 5, somewhat thickened yttonie the apex. Gepeils 
ee soot —Trees, shrubs, or 
lobed or entire. 
. : docarp al 
rds, the trees usually clothed with a stellate pubescen 
de ually clothed wit e P The calyx 
ao es 
Owers usually large, and of a Scuie aeaee color, cee: ae. entaey, 
remains with the fruit. 
The Genus Hibievie 4s exceedingly large, consisting of not less than 180 
species, which occur nearly all in the tropics with the exception of two found in 
Europe. 
KEY TO THE SPECIES. 
Flowers yellow : 
Leaves cordate, HOWUMIDREG 5 oc 6 cs ib ac cs Vas oe os ees H. tiliaceus 
Flowers white. : 
Leaves entire, ovate, bluntly acuniinate. 1.05.0 4c55 cok eee ee H. Arnottian 
Leaves crenate, suborbicular, tomentose........-.-+++seeeereeeee H. Waimeae 
Flowers 
H. Kokio 
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