MALVACEAE. X. PAVONIA. 



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flowered, much shorter than the petioles ; involucel 5-leaved. 

 Jj . S. Native of Bourbon. Columella Malvinda, Comm. mss. 

 Flowers purplish. 



Columella s Pavonia. Fl. July. Clt. 1807. Shrub 3-6 ft. 



15 P. PARVIFLORA (Desf. hort. par. Poir. suppl. 4. p. 335.) 

 leaves rather hairy, 5-angled, with ovate or lanceolate lobes ; 

 pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered, length of petioles, and are as well 

 as petioles very hairy ; involucel 5-leaved fj . S. Native of? 

 Flowers yellowish-white. 



Small-flowered Pavonia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 ft. 



16 P. OLECHOMOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 227. t. 45.) 

 leaves orbicular, cordate, crenate, pilose on both surfaces, full 

 of pellucid dots ; flowers solitary, axillary ; involucel 5-6-leaved, 

 about equal in length to the calyx ; carpels unarmed, obovate, 

 girded by elevated margins. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the 

 province of Cis-platine, Monte Video, &c. Flowers white and 

 flesh-coloured. 



Ground-ivy-like Pavonia. Fl. Nov. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



17 P. AFFI'NIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 229.) leaves hastate, 

 lanceolate, obsoletely toothed, tomentose beneath, full of pellu- 

 cid dots ; flowers axillary, solitary ; involucel 5-leaved ; leaflets 

 broad, shorter than the calyx ; carpels unarmed, obovate, girded 

 by prominent margins. fj . S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes. Flowers pale red. 



Allied Pavonia. Fl. May. Shrub 5-6 feet. 



18 P. SAGITTA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 229.) leaves sa- 

 gittate-lanceolate, toothed, tomentose beneath, full of pellucid 

 dots; peduncles axillary, solitary, 1-2-flowered ; involucel 5-7- 

 leaved, a little shorter than the calyx ; carpels unarmed, obo- 

 vate, girded by a prominent margin. Jj . S. Native of Brazil 

 in the province of Minas Geraes, in fields. Flowers rose-co- 

 loured. 



Var. (3, sessiliflora (St. Hil. 1. c.) flowers sessile, 

 ^rroro-leaved Pavonia. Fl. Feb. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



19 P. SUXEFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 283.) 

 leaves ovate, acutish, cordate, crenately-serrated, hairy above, 

 hoary-tomentose beneath ; flowers stalked, axillary, and termi- 

 nal ; involucel of 5 or 7 lanceolate leaves. 3 . S. Native of 

 South America between Angustura and Trapiche de Ferreras. 

 Branches hairy. Flowers yellow, dark purple at the base. 



Sida-leaved Pavonia. PI. 2 feet. 



20 P. RACEMOSA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 1215.) leaves 

 ovate, cordate, acuminate, serrated ; raceme terminal, naked ; 

 pedicels longish ; involucel 8-1 0-leaved. Tj . S. Native of Ja- 

 maica and Guadaloupe, in marshes. Roots rising above the earth 

 and often arched as in Rhizophora or Mangrove. P. spicata, 

 Cav. diss. 3. t. 46. f. 1. Sloan, jam. 1. p. 121. t. 139. f. 2. 

 Flowers brownish-yellow. Leaves scabrous above. 



Racemose- flowered Pavonia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. 

 Shrub 5- 10 feet. 



21 P. GRANDIFLORA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 232.) leaves cor- 

 date, acuminated, unequally toothed, velvety-tomentose on both 

 surfaces > flowers axillary, solitary ; involucel 12-leaved, about 

 equal in length to the calyx ; carpels smooth. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Goyaz. Flowers flesh-coloured. 



Great-lowered Pavonia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



22 P. VELUTINA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 233.) leaves cordate, 

 acuminated, crenulated, or 3-lobed, denticulately-serrated, vel- 

 vety-tomentose on both surfaces ; flowers solitary, axillary, or 

 terminal, panicled ; involucel many-leaved, much shorter than- 

 the calyx ; carpels unarmed, ovate, clammy. fj . S. Native of 

 Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Lopimia malacophylla, 

 Mart, in act. bot. vol. xi. p. 97 ? Flowers red. 



Velvety Pavonia. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 3 to 7 feet. 



23 P. SPECIO'SA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 281. 

 t. 477.) leaves ovate-elliptical, acute, cordate, toothletted, 



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densely hairy, canescent beneath ; flowers axillary, and somewhat 

 terminal, on short peduncles ; involucel of 7 or 9 lanceolate 

 spatulate leaflets. If. . S. Native of South America near An- 

 gustura. Petals violet, with purple claws 1 inch long. 

 Sheny Pavonia. PI. 2 feet. 



24 P. PAPILIONA'CEA (Cav. diss. 3. p. 140. t. 49. f. 2.) leaves 

 roundish-cordate, acute, toothed ; pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered, 

 about the length of the petioles ; style ascending ; involucel of 

 10 leaflets. Tj.S. Native of the island of Taheity. Flowers 

 yellow. Stem tomentose. 



Butterfly Pavonia. Shrub 3 feet. 



25 P. PELLI'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 282.) 

 leaves ovate, acute, obsoletely cordate, crenulated, soft, hairy, 

 brownish-canescent beneath ; flowers axillary and terminal, on 

 short peduncles ; leaflets of involucel 1 1 , linear-filiform, one- 

 half shorter than the calyx. Tj . S. Native of South America 

 near Maypure on the river Orinoco. Petals red, violet at the 

 base. Resembling P. speciosa. 



Clad Pavonia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



26 P. NUDICAU'LIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 231.) leaves dis- 

 tant, ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, toothed, tomentose beneath; 

 flowers terminal, crowded; involucel 1 0-leaved, dilated at the 

 top, about equal in length with the calyx. Tj . S. Native of 

 Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers flesh-coloured. 



Naked-stemmed Pavonia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



27 P. POLYMORPHA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 232.) leaves round- 

 ish or ovate, somewhat cordate at the base, denticulately-ser- 

 rated ; flowers solitary, or crowded terminal; involucel 8-10- 

 leaved, dilated at the top, shorter than the calyx ; carpels 

 smooth. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 

 Geraes, in dry fields. Flowers flesh-coloured. 



Far. ft, cucurbitacea (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves ovate, cordate, 3 

 inches long, hardly toothed, full of pellucid dots ; peduncles 

 axillary, short, 1 -flowered. 



Polymorphous Pavonia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



28 P. ^sEssiLiFLbaA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 281.) leaves ovate, acute, somewhat cordate, serrated, hairy 

 above, clothed with long, soft, canescent hairs beneath ; flowers 

 axillary, almost sessile or terminal, aggregate ; leaflets of invo- 

 lucel 10, hooked backwards at the top, a little shorter than the 

 calyx. fj . S. Native of New Granada near St. Anna, and 

 Brazil. Flowers copper-coloured or yellow. Carpels 5, smooth. 



Sessile-flowered Pavonia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



29 P. HI'SPIDA (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 99.) herbaceous ; leaves 

 cordate, 3-5-lobed, hairy ; lobes sinuated, bluntly toothed ; 

 leaflets of involucel 7, awl- shaped ; peduncles 1 -flowered, shorter 

 than the petioles, fj . S. Native of? Flowers white with a 

 yellow base. Hibiscus hisipdus, Spreng. pug. 2. p. 73. 



Hispid Pavonia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



30 P. PR^EMO'RSA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 833.) leaves broadly- 

 obovate, truncate, and crenated at the apex ; pedicels axillary, 

 1-flowered, longer than the leaves ; involucel of 14 bristle-like 

 leaves. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Curt. bot. 

 mag. 436. P. cuneifolia, Cav. diss. 3. t. 45. f. 1. Hibiscus prae- 

 morsus, Lin. fil. suppl. 309. Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 141. Flowers 

 pale-yellow. 



JBiMen-leaved Pavonia. Fl.Ju. Aug. Clt. 1774. Shrub 5 ft. 



SECT. III. CANCELi.A 1 RiA(fromcaceWa, a lattice, or grate ; dis- 

 position of the leaflets of the involucrum). D. C. prod. 1 . p. 444. 

 Carpels unarmed. Involucel of 5-15 leaves, longer than the calyx. 



31 P. MCTI'SII (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 283.) 

 leaves ovate, somewhat acuminate, cordate, serrated, very soft, 

 pubescent above, canescently-tomentose beneath ; flowers axil- 

 lary and terminal, stalked; leaflets of involucel 8, a little longer 

 than the calyx, fj . S. Native of New Granada on mountains. 



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