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338 \xvi. MALVACEAE. (Maxwell T. Masters.) [Hibiscus. 



H. ccllinus, Roxl. Hort. Jl^ng. 51 ; Flor. Ind. iii. 198 ; arborescent, 

 leaves lobed, peduncles axillary shorter than the leaves, bracteoles 8-10 

 oblong wavy free. Wall 'Cat. 1908 E. H. aestuans, Wall Cat. 1908 B. 

 H. asperatus, Wall. Cat. 1908 C. H. acerifolius, DC. Prodr. i. 418. H. erio- 

 carpus, DC. Prodr. i. 452; W. & A. Prodr. i. 51; T/ifnit'-x J-;,<um. 26. 

 Hibiscus simplex, Roxl. Hort. Beng. 51 ; G. Dun, (-'en. S//st. i. 480 ; JJ'. <r J. 

 Prodr. i. 51. Pavonia acerifolia, Lk. & Otto. Ic. PI. Select, x. t. 1. 



WKSTERN PENINSULA; in the Goncan, Circars, and Coromandel ; CEYLON. 



Stem without prickles. Leaves 4 in., glabrous or thinly hairy, cordate, 3-lobed ; 

 lobes oblong, narrowed at the base, acuminate, margin wavy; petiole 2 in. Stipules 

 setaceous. Peduncle 2 in. Bracteole f in., nearly equal to the calyx. Sepals oblong, 

 lanceolate, 1-nerved. Corolla 2-3 in diani., pink with a dark centre; claw oi 

 hairy. Staminal-tule antheriierous all the way down; anthers whorled. (_'<ij>.-<tle 

 4 in., orbicular, depressed, densely hispid. Seeds spherical, glabrescent. 



ir>. H.lunariifolius, Willd.; DC. Pr<1r. i. 45 1 ; herbaceous, perennial, 

 clothed with up, -led or lol>ul, prdmick's MT\ 



forming a terminal k-afk-.-s ran-iiK-. braetedes 0-10 lanceolate connate at 

 thebaM-. 1 1'. <(-. J. J'rmlr. i. 4!) ; II '///</ Ic. t. (\ ; Tlni-ait,* Kiunn. 401; 

 JA/.< /// Oh,'. /'/. '/'/'',/!. Air. i. W2 ; J// 7 . /'/. I ml. li:it. i. pt. -1, 151). II. pru- 

 riens, Roxb. Hort. Bt,,<i. 51 ; /'/. Ind. iii. I'.Mi; Wall Cat. \W-1 ; DC. 1'mdr. 

 i. 448. H. racemnsus, Limit. Jl,.t. l;><j. t. U17. H. sidoides, W. & A. J'mdr. 

 i. 4!)4. 



\\'I>TI.!:N PHMNSII. \. in the Carnatic and Mysore; BIRMA, Wallich; CEYLON. 

 PISTKII:. 'IVopifal Africa. 



covered \vitlt ri^iM pungent hairs ' ..liout 3 in. diam., roundish-cordate, 



hlL'htlv and acutely o 5-lobed, seiratc, hairy beneath; pctiolr as long or longer than 

 the Made. Xti'jinli-x subulatf. !' <ltmrl< x thickened below the flower, very hairy. 

 1'1'iifi -, x 4 in. diain., vellow, with a dark centre. BraCtfolet longer than the calyx. 

 &']'(il linear. Corolla convolute. Xt<rnnitultulc antheriterous all the way down. 

 !, b.-aked, clothed with pungent hairs. Seeds kidney-shaped. 



in. H. pandureeformis , Burni. /'/. I ml. 151, t. 47, f. 2; annual or 

 perennial, \\iti. ^ut j i.-^c-ly clothed with sticky hairs, leaves cordate 



angular toiiK'ntosi-, pi'ilunck-s very short, bracteoles 7-10 linear-sjiathulato, 

 free. W. & A. Pr^lr. i. 5o ; Thti>it<-* Knum. 26 ; Dalz. & 6' //,>-. Bomb. /'/. 

 iio. H. tiilmlosi^, Cav. /V/.vx. iii. Hil, t. (is, f. -i ; Hn.,1,. Hurt. Betig. r,i ; /'/. 

 Jnd. iii. 196; DC. Prodr. i. 447 ; Wall. Cat. I'.HH K, C ; J// y . /-'/. / //t /. /;,,^. 

 i. pt. -2, 157. H. setosus, )!'//. GVrf. 1902 (?io< of Roxb.}. H. velutinus, X>(7. 

 7'yv^/y. i. 452. 



Hotter parts of India, from tho Xm; m-Vu:sT PROVINCES to BIRMA and CEYLON. 

 DISTKIH. Tropical Africa and Australia. 



>et tomentose, hispid, whitish beneath, slightly 5-lobed, upper narrow; petiole 

 about '_' in., shorter than the blade. Mij,vltH linear, divided, deciduous. Pedunclt* ;, : in., 

 axillarv or clustered at the ends of the branches. Bracteole* shorter than the calvx. 

 Sc/Hils lanceolate, connate below into a cup-shaped tube. Petals yellow with a purple 

 centre or all purple. Filaments few. Capsule ovoid, very hairy. Seeds pubescent or 

 glabrous. 



17. H. vitifclius, L. ; DC. Prodr. i. 450; annual or biennial, villous, 

 ;, bracteoles N-12 free, capsule 5-winged. Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 

 200 j Wall. Cat. It^t), 1, i', 3, and E, F, G ; Cav. Diss. iii. 145, t. 5,s, f. 2; 

 M'. <(.' J. Prodr. i. 50; Thwaites Enam. 26; Dalz. <(' (,'ib*. limnb. Fl. 20; 

 Mi'/. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 160. H. obtusifolius, Willd. ; DC. Prodr. I c. ; 

 Wall. Cat. 1899 D. H. truncatus, Roxl. Hort. li,-n<j. 51 ; Flor. Ind. iii. 200. 

 .H. .^erratus, Wall. Cat. 1900, 1, 2. H. cuspidatus, Edyew. Cat. Baitda 

 PL 4.ltheede Hort. Mai. vi. t. 46, 



