98 FLORA OF MADRAS. \_nibiscus. 



11. HIBISCUS PANDURAEFORMIS, Burm. ; F. B. I. i. 338; W. & A. 

 50. 



Deccan and Carnatic, not common. 

 A tall herbaceous undershrub. 



12. HIBISCUS SOLANDRA, L'Herit. ; F. B. I. i. 336. Lagunaea 

 lolata, Willd. ; W. & A. 55. 



N. Circars, in Vizagapatam and Godavari; W. Ghats and 

 Coast from S. Canara to Tinnevelly. 

 An erect annual herb. 



13. HIBISCUS VITIFOLIUS, Linn. ; F. B. I. i. 338 ; W. & A. 50. 



All Districts, common, up to 3,000 ft. in the Deccan. 

 An annual or biennial herb with yellow flowers. 



14. HIBISCUS TILIACEUS, Linn. ; F. B. I. i. 343. Paritium tili- 

 aceum, W. & A. 52 ; Wt. Ic. t. 7. 



W. Coast Districts along backwaters and tidal rivers from 

 S. Canara southwards ; perhaps also E. Coast in the 

 Deltas of the Godavari and other rivers though not re- 

 corded in Herbaria available. 



A much-branched tree with handsome flowers and soft 

 wood. Yern. Tarn., Mai. Nir paratthi. 



15. HIBISCUS TRIONUM, Linn. ; F. B. I. i. 334. H. vesicarius, 

 Cav. ; W. & A. 48. 



Deccan, in Anantapur, Mysore, Coimbatore and N. Nil- 

 giris, common on black cotton soil. 

 An annual spreading herb. 



16. HIBISCUS LUNARIIFOLIUS, Willd. ; F. B. I. i. 338 ; W. & A. 

 49 ; Wt. Ic. t. 6. H. sidoides, W. & A. 49. 



E. Carnatic and W. Ghats from Mysore southwards, up 



to 3,000 ft. 



A herbaceous erect perennial. 



17. HIBISCUS PLATANIFOLIUS, Sweet. H. collinus, Eoxb. ; F. B. I. 

 i. 338. H. eriocarpus, DC. ; W. & A. 51. 



N. Circars in Vizagapatam ; Cuddapah forests ; Salem, 



Tinnevelly, sometimes cultivated in gardens. 



A large shrub with handsome flowers. Vern. Tel. 



Kandagang. 



18. HIBISCUS LAMPAS, Cav. ; Wt. Ic. t. 5 ; W. & A. 48. Tlies- 

 pesia Lampas, Dalz. & Gibs. ; F. B. I. i. 345. 



N. Circars, Deccan and W. Ghats, in forest glades, up to 

 3,000 ft 



