Plate 1750. 



ABUTILON SINENSE, Oliv. 



Malvacej:. Tribe Maltese. 



A. sinense, Oliv. (sp. nov.); arbuscula tomentella, fob' is longiuscule 

 petiolatis cordiformibus apiculatis insequaliter dentatis supra sparse 

 subtus dense tomentellis, floribus axillaribus solitariis geminis t'emisve, 

 pedoncahs folio brevioribus tempore florifero apicem versus decurvis, 

 calyce hirto profunde 5-fido segmentis lanceolatis acuminatis petalis 

 uavis calyce 3-plo longioribus, earpellis fructiferis 8-10, 7-9-sperrois 

 calyce jequilongis truncatis valvis oblique acutatis extus hirtis, 

 semmibus subreniformibus minutissime areolatis parce papilloso- 



setulosis. 

 Hab. S.W 



Ichang and Nan-t'o moun- 



Henry (Nos. 3454, 3822) 



Arbuscula 3-20-ped., ramis teretibus brevissime cano-tomentelhs 

 interdum mox glabratis. Folia 2-4 poll, lata ; stipulis anguste linea- 

 ris deciduis 4-5 lin. longis. Flores flavi l|-2 poll, longi decurvi ; 

 peauncuh articulati fructiferi erecti. Fructus f poll, longus, apice 

 t poll, latus. * v 



It is remarkable that a species so conspicuous, and suited for home 

 cultivation, should have escaped tis so long. In the tfan-t'o mountains 



ZH\a ■ Gl \7 S co]Iector reports it as growing to a height of 20 feet, 

 wld in the woods.-D. Oliver. 



*. s£l' J«£'^ anches- 2 ' 0varj - 3 - Same ' one cel1 laid open - 4 ' 0rule;; ' 



