MALVACEAE. XIII. HIBISCUS. 



477 



Tube-flowered Hibiscus. Shrub 1 feet. 



11 H. SENEGALE'NSIS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 160. t. 68. f. 1.) leaves 

 cordate, toothed, tomentose, lower ones angular ; pedicels 1- 

 flowered, shorter than the petioles ; involucel of 10 bristle-like 

 leaves, which are equal in length to the calyx. fj . S. Native 

 of Senegal. Flowers small, yellow with a dark centre. 



Senegal Hibiscus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 feet. 



12 H. THBULOSUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 161. t. 68. f. 2.) leaves 

 cordate, unequally toothed, hoary-villous beneath, tomentose 

 above, lower ones somewhat 5-lobed, upper ones acuminated ; 

 pedicels 1 -flowered, very short ; involucel of 8 linear-spatulate 

 leaflets. J; S. Native of the East Indies and Senegal. 

 Flowers somewhat campanulate, yellowish, with a purple base. 



Tubular-fiowered Hibiscus. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1796. PI. 

 2 to 4 feet. 



13 H. U'RENS (Lin. suppl. 309.) leaves kidney-shaped, cre- 

 nated, and are as well as the stem tomentose ; pedicels 2-3- 

 together, axillary; involucel 12-parted; corolla shorter than 

 the calyx. It . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Cav. 

 diss. 3. p. 161. t. 67. f. 1. Flowers purple. 



Stinging Hibiscus. PI. 4 feet. 



SECT. II. PENTASPE'RMUS (from trivrt, pente, five, and avcffia, 

 sperma, a seed ; because the fruit is usually composed of 5 1- 

 seeded cells or carpels.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 447. Corollas ex- 

 panded. Valves of capsules bearing dissepiments in the middle, 

 with 1 -seeded cells, composed of 2 valves. This section does 

 not appear to be generically distinct from Pavonia. 



14 H. OVA'TUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 143. t. 50. f. 3.) leaves ovate, 

 quite entire, fringed, 3-nerved, villous beneath; pedicels 1- 

 flowered, twice the length of the petioles. ^ G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Pavonia ovata, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 99. 



Ouate-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub ? 



15 H. HASTA TUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 144. t. 50. f. 1.) leaves 

 halbert-shaped, oblong, serrated, narrow; pedicels 1 -flowered, 

 about the length of the leaves ; fruit globose, downy. fy . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Pavonia hastata, Spreng. Pluk. t. 

 127. f. 2. Flowers reddish. 



Halbert-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 2 feet. 



16 H. ACUMINA'TUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 144. t. 50. f. 2. exclu- 

 sive of the synonyme of Pluk.) leaves cordate, acuminated, lower 

 ones 3-lobed ; pedicels 1 -flowered, longer than the petioles; in- 

 volucel 9-leaved ; fruit downy, depressed. Ij . S. Native of? 

 Pavonia acuminata, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 99. Flowers large, red- 

 dish, purple. 



dcuminated-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 2 feet. 



17 H. PENTACA'RPOS (Lin. spec. 981.) leaves cordate, oblong, 

 toothed, bluntish, angular, somewhat 3-lobed, smooth ; pedicels 

 equal with or shorter than the petioles ; flowers drooping ; column 

 of stamens nodding. I/ .H. Native of Etruria and about Venice, 

 in marshes. Jacq. icon. rar. 1. 1. 143. Pavonia Veneta, Spreng. 

 syst. 3. p. 98. Flowers small, pale-red. 



Five-fruited Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1752. PI. 3 ft. 



18 H. VIRGI'NICUS (Lin. spec. 981.) leaves acuminated, un- 

 equally toothed, rather villous, lower ones cordate, undivided, 

 upper ones ovate, cordate, 3-lobed ; pedicels longer than the 

 petioles ; flowers drooping ; pistils nodding. If. . H. Native 

 of North America in salt marshes, from New Jersey to Carolina. 

 Pavonia Virginica, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 98. Flowers rose- 

 coloured, about twice the size of those of H. pentacdrpos, dis- 

 posed in racemes at the tops of the branches. Jacq. icon. rar. 

 1. t. 142. Pluk. phyt. t. 6. f. 4. Sweet, fl. gard. icon. 



Virginian Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1 798. PI. 3 to 4 ft. 



19 H. PENTASPE'RMUS (Bert. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 447.) 

 whole plant hispid from spreading hairs ; leaves cordate, acu- 

 minated, grossly toothed ; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, a little 



longer than the petioles ; fruit 5-sided, hispid on the angles. 

 If. . S. Native of Jamaica. Pavonia Berterii, Spreng. syst. 3. 

 p. 99. Flowers small, yellow. 



Five-seeded Hibiscus. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



SECT. III. MA'NIHOT (altered from the Brazilian word Man- 

 dioka, the Cassava or Casada ; resemblance in some species.) 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 448. Cells of capsules many-seeded. Seeds 

 smooth. Involucel 4-6-leaved. Calyx spathaceous, 5-toothed, 

 ruptured longitudinally. 



20 H. MA'NIHOT (Lin. spec. 980.) stem unarmed ; leaves 

 smoothish, palmately parted into 5 or 7 acuminated, coarsely- 

 toothed lobes ; involucel 4-6-leaved, hispid ; pedicels when in 

 flower, declinate. %. S. Native of the East Indies. Cav. 

 diss. 3. p. 172. t. 63. f. 2. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1702. Sab. hort. 

 1. 1. 56. Dill. elth. 189. t. 156. f. 189. Flowers sulphur-co- 

 loured, with a dark-purple centre. In Japan they use the mu- 

 cilage of the root to give a consistence to paper as Thunberg in- 

 forms us. 



Var. ft, palmatus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 168. t. 63. f. 1.) leaves 

 palmately parted ; root thick, spongy. I/ . F. Native of South 

 America as well as in North America on the banks of the Mis- 

 sissippi. Flowers sulphur-coloured, with a purple centre. Fruit 

 as in var. a, pyramidal, and very hairy. 



Manihot Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1712. PI. 3 feet. 



21 H. TIMORIE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 448.) stem unarmed; 

 leaves smooth, palmatifid, with 7 acuminated serrated lobes ; in- 

 volucel 5-leaved, smooth. If. . fj ? S. Native of the island of 

 Timor. Resembles var. fl, of H. Mdnihot. Fruit somewhat 

 globose, not pyramidal. Flowers yellow with dark claws. 



Timor Hibiscus. Shrub 2 to 5 feet. 



22 H. PSEU DO-MA'NIHOT (D. C. prod. 1. p. 448.) stem un- 

 armed ; leaves trifid, rather hairy ; lobes ovate, acuminated, 

 coarsely toothed ; involucel 4-leaved, hispid. I/ . ^ ? S. Native 

 of the island of Bourbon in grassy places on the banks of the 

 river St. Denis. Fruit and flowers of Hibiscus trionum, but the 

 leaves are trifid, not 5-7-parted. 



False-Manihot Hibiscus. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



23 H. FICU'LNEUS (Lin. spec. 978.) stem prickly from tuber- 

 cles ; leaves palmately 5-lobed, upper ones 3-lobed ; lobes blunt, 

 unequally toothed, narrowed at the base ; involucel 5-leaved, 

 caducous. ^ . S. Native of Ceylon. Dill. elth. t. 157. f. 190. 

 H. sinuatus, Cav. diss. 3. t. 52. f. 2. Flowers yellow, purple 

 at the bottom. 



Fig-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1732. Shrub 4 ft. 



24 H. FICULNOI'DES (Lindl. bot. reg. t. 938.) stem shrubby, 

 unarmed ; leaves cordate, ovate, obtuse, deeply toothed, entire 

 or 3-lobed, pubescent, as well as the 5-leaved involucel. fj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies and the Mauritius. H. Mauritianus, 

 Spreng. syst. append, p. 258. Pluk. amalth. p. 11. t. 355. f. 4 ? 

 Petal yellow, with purple claws. 



Ficulneus-like Hibiscus. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 1-3 ft. 



25 H. TETRAPHY'LLUS (Roxb. ex Horn. hort. hafn. 561.) 

 ste.m herbaceous ; leaves 5-lobed, serrated ; involucel 4-5-leaved. 

 Q.S. Native of Bengal. Flowers yellow, with a purplish centre ? 



.F0Mr-feat)e</-involucelled Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



SECT. IV. KE'TMIA (derived from the Arabic word khethmy, 

 signifying a Malvaceous plant.) D. C. prod. 1. p 448. Cells 

 of capsules many-seeded. Seeds smooth. Corollas expanded. 

 Involucel 5-7 cleft. Calyx 5-lobed, not ruptured longitudinally 

 as in the preceding section. 



26 H. MI'CANS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 167. t. 60. f. 2.) stem un- 

 armed ; leaves cordate, 5-angled, toothed, acuminated ; involucel 

 6-parted. Ij.S. Native of Java. Flowers yellow, with a dark 

 centre. Leaves clothed with glittering tomentum. 



