Pavotda.] xxv. malvacej: (masters). 193 



9. P. clathrata^ Mast. A perennial or miderslirub, wliose brandies are 

 densely covered with long slin<icry l^airs. Leaves on long stalks, roundish, 

 cordate, deeply palmately 5-7-lobed ; lobes oblong, obtuse or acute, sinuous 

 or serrulate. Stipules setaceous. Peduncles solitsiry, axillary, l-Howered, 

 jointed near the top, as long as or longer than the leafstalk. Kpicalyx of 15- 

 20 long, ciliolale, distinct bractlets. Calyx much shorter than the* e|)icalyx, 

 bell-shaped, 5-parted ; segments lanceolate, hairy. Corolla pink, scarc'ely 

 longer than the bractlets. Carpels 6, ovate, pointed, winged at the edges, 

 shorter than the calyx and concealed by the overarching epicalyx. ISecds 

 numerous, glabrous except at the hiluni. 



South Central. North Shaw Valley, Baines ! 



The very long erect bracts, which ultimately arch over the capsule and resemble a bird- 

 cage, furnish good marks whereby to distinguish this species. 



10. P. arabica, Ilachst. PL Schimp. Afnjss. An erect, tufted, tomen- 

 tose perennial or undershrub, with few spreading branches. Leafstalks as 

 long as the blades, which are oblong, subcordate, obtuse or syblruncate, 

 entire or wnth small dentations at the apex. Stipules linear. Peduncles 

 solitary, axillary, as long as or longer than the leafstalk. Epicalyx of 10-20 

 linear villose bracts arching over the ripe fruit. Calyx cup-shaped, siiorter 

 than the bracts, its 5 segments lanceolate. Corolla pink, longer than the 

 calyx. Fruit subglobose, about the size of a pea, of 5 somewhat woody, ob- 

 long-obtuse, 3-sided, villose carpels, shorter than the epicalyx. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper ! Ehrenberg ! 



Occurs also in Scinde and Arabia. 



The Indian specimens have sometimes lobed leaves, when they greatly resemble some of 

 the forms of P. zeylanica. The Abyssinian plant is so distinct iu appearance that it is hue 

 kept distinct, but probably it will ultimately merge into P. zeylanica. 



11. P. odorata, Willd. ; DC. Prod. i. 444-. An erect herbaceous plant, 



covered with sticky hairs. Leafstalks as long as or longer than the blades, 

 which latter are cordate ovate, obscurely lobed, somewhat 3-cuspidate, den- 

 tate, palmately 3-5-nerved, densely hairy beneath. Peduncles solitary, axil- 

 lary or clustered at the ends of the branches, as long as the leaves, 1-flowercd. 

 Epicalyx of 10-12 linear ciliolate segments, longer than the sepals. Calyx- 

 lobes 5, lanceolate. Corolla pink, twice the length of the calyx. Fruit of 

 5 obovate, unarmed carpels. 



Nile Iiand. Abyssinia, Ehrenberg ! 

 Mozauxb. Distr. Querimba, Feters ! 



A common Indiau plant, probably occurring in other parts of Africa than those above 

 mentioned. 



9. KOSTELETZKYA, Presl ; Benth. et Hook. f. Cicn. PI, 



200 



Bractlets 7-10, very small or obsolete. Calyx 5-cleft or 5-toothed. Sta- 

 minal column entire or 5-toothed. Ovary 5 -celled, with 1 ovule in each cell. 

 Styles 5. Stigmas capitate. Capsule oblong, depressed, dehiscing loculici- 

 dally along the 5 projecting angles. Seeds reniform, Hat, asccmling.— Herbs 

 or shrubs, with hispid leaves. Flowers purple or )A\o\s.— II tbisci, sect. 

 Pentaspermum, DC. 



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