MALVACEAE. II. MALVA. 



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Broom Mallow. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1782. Shrub 6 feet. 



5 M. BORBO'NICA (Willd. enum. 728.) leaves ovate, acute, 

 grossly and unequally toothed, clothed with starry pubescence, 

 upper leaves cuneated at the base ; flowers axillary and in spikes 

 at the tops of the branches. Tj . S. Native of Mauritius and 

 Bourbon. 



Bourbon Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 5 ft. 



6 M. POLYSTA'CHYA (Cav. diss. 5. 1. 138. f. 3.) leaves ovate- 

 acuminated, serrated, scabrous ; flowers axillary, and in spikes 

 at the tops of the branches; capsules 12, glabrous, awnless. 

 Tj . G. Native of Peru. M. vetulina, Desrous. in Lam. diet, 

 enc. 3. p. 754. 



Many-spiked Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub 4 feet. 



7 M. TIMORIE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 430.) leaves ovate, 

 rather cordate, toothed, and are as well as branches clothed with 

 starry rough hairs ; flowers disposed in long cylindrical spikes ; 

 capsules 8-12, bearded at the apex, awnless. 1? . S. Native 

 of the islands of Timor and Java. 



Timor Mallow. Shrub 6 feet. 



8 M. RUDERA'IIS (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 

 647.) leaves ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, acute, grossly serrated, 

 rather pilose above and strigose beneath, as well as the branches ; 

 flowers axillary and glomerate at the tops of the branches ; 

 carpels pointed at the apex, but bicuspidate at the base. ^ S. 

 Native of Java. 



Rubbish Mallow. Shrub 6 feet. 



9 M. SPICA'TA (Lin. spec. 967.) leaves roundish, somewhat 

 cordate, upper surface scabrous with stellate down, under sur- 

 face tomentose ; flowers disposed in terminal spikes ; capsules 

 14, glabrous, awnless. J? . S. Native of Jamaica. Cav. diss. 

 2. t. 20, f. 4. M. sublobata, Desr. in Lam. diet. ency. Sloane, 

 hist. 1. p. 219. Lower flowers axillary, solitary. 



Spiked- flowered Mallow. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1726. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



10 M. OVA V TA (Cav. diss. 2. p. 80. t. 20. f. 2.) shrubby ; leaves 

 dentately serrated, cuneate-lanceolate, pubescent on both sur- 

 faces : flowers disposed in oblong, terminal spikes ; carpels 10, 

 awnless. ^ S. Native of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. 



0a/e-spiked Mallow. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



11 M. SUBHASTA'TA (Cav. diss. 2. p. 72. t. 21. f. 3.) leaves 

 ovate, acuminate, somewhat hastate, obsoletely 3-lobed, grossly 

 toothed, and are as well as branches hairy ; peduncles solitary, 

 axillary, length of footstalks. Ij . S. Native of Brazil and 

 Peru. 



Subhastate-]eaved Mallow. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



12 M. TOMENTO'SA (Lin. spec. 967.) leaves cordate, crenated, 

 obtuse, and are as well as branches tomentose ; flowers lateral, 

 crowded. V> . S. Native of the East Indies. Pluk. amalt. 

 t. 356. f. 1.? 



Tomentose Mallow. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1820, Sh. 3 feet. 



13 M. WALTHERIFQ'LIA (Link. enum. 2. p. 209.) leaves some- 

 what cordate, acute, toothed, under surface tomentose ; flowers 

 sessile ; lobes of calyx ovate ; leaflets of involucrum very nar- 

 row. 11 . S. Native of Java. Leaves hoary on the under 

 surface. Corolla larger than the calyx. 



Waltheria-leaved Mallow. Clt. 1824. PI. 1| foot. 



14 M. TRACHELIIFO'LIA (Link. enum. 2. p. 209.) leaves cor- 

 date, acuminated, serrated, scabrous, lower ones lobed ; pedun- 

 cles axillary ; flowers capitate. () H. Native of? Leaves 

 on long footstalks. Calyx hairy. Corolla larger than the calyx. 



Throat-wort-leaved Mallow. Fl. July, Aug.- Clt. 1821. 

 PL 1 foot. 



15 M. GAKGE'TICA (Lin. spec. 967.) leaves cordate, obtuse, 

 glabrous; flowers sessile, glomerate; carpels 10, awnless, cre- 

 nulated. () H. Native of the East Indies. Pluk, phyt. t. 

 74. f. 6. Allied to M, tricuspiddta. 



Gangetic Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



16 M. DOMINOE'NSIS (Spreng. in herb. Balb. D. C. prod. 1. 

 p. 431.) plant dwarf; leaves ovate, toothed, adult ones smooth- 

 ish, younger ones, footstalks, and branchlets pilose ; flowers 

 axillary, solitary, on short pedicels ; carpels hispid, tricuspi- 

 date. If. . S. Native of St. Domingo. 



St. Domingo Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. 1 foot. 



17 M. SUBTRI'LOBA (Lag. nov. gen. et spec. 21.) leaves cor- 

 date, angularly-subhastate, crenated ; peduncles axillary, very 

 short, 3 or many-flowered ; carpels 8 or 9, very smooth, awn- 

 less. Tj . G. Native of New Spain. Allied to M . spicata and 

 M, scoparia. 



Sub-three-lobed-\ea.ved Mallow. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



2. Cymbalarice (from (cu/j/3>7, kymbe, a boat ; in allusion to 

 the round concave leaves.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 431. Flowers pur- 

 ple or white. Pedicels axillary, \-flowered, solitary. Outer 

 calyx 3-leaved. Leaves roundish. Stems herbaceous. 



18 M. LEPROSA (Ort. dec. 8. p. 95.) leaves kidney-shaped, 

 broadly crenated, and are as well as branches leprously white ; 

 stems prostrate ; peduncles longer than the footstalks. I/. S. 

 Native of Cuba. Flowers purple. 



Leprous Mallow. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1815. PI. prostrate. 



19 M. SHERARDIA'NA (Lin. spec. 1675.) leaves orbicular, 

 cordate, velvety-tomentose, crenated ; stems prostrate ; pedicels 

 arched, longer than the footstalks. T . H. Native of Bithynia. 

 Cav. diss. 2. t. 26. f. 4. Till. pis. 108. t. 35. f. 2. Buxb. 

 cent. app. 46. f. 32. Flowers small, red. 



Sherard's Mallow. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1818. PL prostrate. 



20 M. CYMBALARLEFOLIA (Desrous. in Lam. diet. enc. 3. p. 

 753.) leaves cordate, roundish, obsoletely 5-lobed, orenated, 

 rather glabrous ; stem decumbent ? rather villous ; pedicels 

 longer than the footstalks. Native of? Flowers white or red. 



Boat-leaved Mallow. PL decumbent. 



21 M. CRE'TICA (Cav. diss. 5. t. 138. f. 2.) leaves cordate, 

 roundish, 5-angled, crenated, villous ; pedicels longer than the 

 footstalks; stem erect. O- H. Native of Crete. Flowers 

 purple and white. The whole plant is villous. 



Cretan Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1825. PL 1 foot. 



3. Bibracteolatee (from bis, twice, and bractea, a bractea ; in 

 allusion to 2-leaved involucrum,) D. C.prod. 1. p. 431. Flowers 

 purple or white. Outer calyx of two leaves. Pedicels axillary, 

 \-jlorvered. Stems herbaceous. 



22 M. HISPA'NICA (Lin. spec. 970.) leaves semi-orbicular, 

 crenated, upper ones somewhat rhomboidal ; stems erect, hairy. 

 O- H. Native of Spain and Mauritania. Desf. atl. 2. t. 170. 

 Corolla large, flesh-coloured. The whole plant is hairy. 



Far. |3, spithamea (Cav. diss. 2. t. 18. f. 3.) leaves small, 

 roundish, crenulated. 



Spanish Mallow. Fl. July. Clt. 1710. PL 1 foot. 



23 M. STIPULA'CEA (Cav. diss. 2. t. 15. f. 2.) lower leaves 3- 

 lobed, very entire, upper ones multifid ; segments trifid, and 

 toothed at the apex ; stipulas lanceolate, longer than the foot- 

 stalks. O- H. Native of Spain. Asso, arrag. t. 5. f. 1. 

 Flowers purple. Stems declinate. 



Large stipuled Mallow. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1815. PL l ft. 



24 M. CUNEIFOLIA (Cav. diss. 2. t. 20. f. 1.) leaves obovately- 

 cuneiform, repand, truncate at the apex, villous ; pedicels longer 

 than the footstalks. ? H. Native of? Flowers purple. 



Wedge-leaved Mallow. PL 1 foot. 



25 M. PAPA'VER (Cav. diss. 2. t. 15. f. 3.) leaves 3 or 5- 

 parted ; segments entire, linear, ciliated. O ? H. Native of 

 Portugal. Flowers almost like those of Papaver Mice's. 



Poppy-fiov/ered. Mallow. PL 1 foot. 



26 M. ^EGY'PTIA (Lin. spec. 971.) leaves 3-parted ; segments 



