478 



MALVACEAE. XIII. HIBISCUS. 



Glittering Hibiscus. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



27 H. CALYCI'NUS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 817.) stem unarmed; 

 leaves cordate, angular, somewhat 3-lobed, repand ; involucel 

 5-leaved, stipitate, longer than the petals. Tj . S. Native of 

 the island of Bourbon. H. calyphyllus, Cav. diss. 5. p. 283. t. 

 1 40. Corolla yellow with a dark centre. 



Large-calyxed Hibiscus. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



28 H. COLUMNA'RIS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 166. t. 59. f. 2.) stem 

 unarmed ; leaves cordate, 5-angled, repand; involucel usually 6- 

 cleft ; column of stamens exceeding the campanulate corolla. 

 Tj . S. Native of Bourbon. Flowers large, terminal, yellow. 



Co&Hwnar-stamened Hibiscus. Shrub 6 feet. 



29 H. ACERIFOLIUS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 448.) stem unarmed ; 

 leaves cordate, 5-lobed, hairy ; lobes acuminated, somewhat re- 

 pand ; involucel of 6-7 bristle-like leaves. Tj S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Pavonia platanif61ia, Willd. berl. mag. 1810. 

 p. 220. Pavonia acerifolia, Link, and Otto, abb. 1. p. 5. t. 1. 

 Styles 5, therefore it cannot be a Pavonia. 



Maple-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. March, June. Clt. 1798. Shrub 

 C feet. 



30 H. ROSA-SINE'NSIS (Lin. spec. 977.) stem unarmed, arbo- 

 reous ; leaves ovate, acuminated, smooth, entire at the base, but 

 coarsely toothed at the apex ; pedicels length of leaves ; invo- 

 lucel 7-leaved. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers 

 large, single or double, purple, red, white, yellow, and varie- 

 gated. Cav. diss. 3. t. 69. f. 2. Curt. bot. mag. t. 165. Rheed. 

 mal. 2. t. 16. A very elegant plant, for some of the prominent 

 varieties see Lodd. bot. cab. t. 513., double dark red ; t. 963, 

 double striped ; t. 932, double yellow. In China they make 

 these handsome flowers into garlands and festoons on all occa- 

 sions of festivity, and even in their sepulchral rites. They are 

 put to a use, which seems little consistent with their elegance 

 and beauty, that of blacking shoes, whence their name of Rbsce- 

 calceolariee. The women also employ them to colour their hair 

 and eye-brows black. 



Chinese-rose Hibiscus. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1731. Tree 15 ft. 



31 H. SYRIACUS (Lin. spec. 978.) stem unarmed, arboreous ; 

 leaves ovate, wedge-shaped, 3-lobed, toothed ; pedicels hardly 

 longer than the leaves ; involucel 6-7-leaved. Tj . H. Native 

 of Syria and Carniola. Cav. diss. 3. t. 69. f. 1. Curt. bot. mag. 

 83. Flowers large, single or double, purple, white, red or varie- 

 gated. This is one of our most ornamental hardy shrubs. 



Syrian Hibiscus or Althaea frutex. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1596. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



32 H. PRU'RIENS (Rox. hort. beng. p. 51.) stem herbaceous, 

 hairy ; leaves on long stalks, ovate, somewhat 3-lobed, serrated, 

 membranaceous, smoothish ; pedicels very short ; involucel and 

 calyx very hairy at the base, equal in length to the corolla, both 

 5-parted, acuminated. $ . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Flowers yellow with a dark centre ? 



Prurient Hibiscus. PI. 2 to 6 feet. 



33 H. SCA'NDENS (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 51.) shrubby, scan- 

 dent ; leaves cordate, 3-lobed, downy beneath ; stems, petioles, 

 and panicles pilose; involucel 6-cleft, equal in length to the 

 calyx, tomentose ; flowers disposed in racemose, terminal, spread- 

 ing panicles. T; . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers ap- 

 parently red. 



Scandent Hibiscus. Shrub cl. 



SECT. V. FURCA'RIA (from furca, a fork ; in allusion to the 

 leaflets of the involucel being forked.) D. C. prod. 1 . p. 449. 

 Cells of capsule many-seeded. Seeds smooth. Leaflets of in- 

 volucel 2-forkedor^appendiculated, with teeth. Calyx glandular. 



34 H. SURATTE'NSIS (Lin. spec. 979.) stem herbaceous, sca- 

 brous from recurved prickles ; stipulas semi-cordate ; leaves pal- 

 mately 3-5-lobed; pedicels length of petioles ; leaflets of involucel 



11, spatulate, appendiculated. S. Native of the East In- 

 dies and Guinea. Cav. diss. 3. t. 53. f. 1. Sims, bot. mag. t. 

 1356. Rumph. amb. 4. t. 16. Flowers yellow, with a dark 

 purple centre. The leaves of this species are gratefully acid, 

 and are eaten. In cataplasms they assist in dissolving hard 

 tumours, &c. for which purpose the root is esteemed to be more 

 efficacious. The whole plant is prickly. 



Surat Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1731. PI. strag- 



35 H. RADIA'TUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 150. t. 54. f. 2.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, scabrous from stiff prickles ; stipulas lanceolate ; leaves 

 5-7-parted into lanceolate, acuminated, serrated lobes ; pedicels 

 very short ; leaflets of involucel 10, ciliated, with bristles ap- 

 pendiculated. Q. S. Native of the East Indies. Sims, bot. 

 mag. 1911. Flowers yellow with a dark centre. 



Rayed Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1790. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



36 H. LINDLE'I (Wall. pi. asiat. rar. p. 4. t. 4.) suffruticose ; 

 petioles and peduncles scabrous and prickly ; leaves roundish, 

 cordate, palmately 3-7-parted ; lobes lanceolate, acuminated, 

 serrated; flowers axillary, solitary; involucel of 8-10, linear, his- 

 pid, ciliated leaflets, which are 2-lobed at the apex ; corolla 

 spreading ; capsule clothed with silky hairs, but at length it 

 becomes smooth, fj . S. Native of the Burman empire near 

 Ava on mount Taong-Dong. Flowers purple, with a darker 

 centre. 



Lindleys Hibiscus. Fl. Nov. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



37 H. U'NIDENS (Lindl. bot. reg. 878.) stem prickly and 

 pilose ; leaves smoothish, coarsely toothed, sometimes palmately 

 5-lobed, sometimes roundish ; flowers stalked, solitary; leaflets 

 of involucel shorter than the calyx, with a tooth-like appendage 

 on the inside of each. O-S. Native of Brazil. Flowers large, 

 yellow, with a dark purple centre. 



One-toothed-involuce\\ed Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. 

 PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



38 H. FURCA'TCS (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 31.) stem herba- 

 ceous, and is as well as petioles and calyx covered with tuber- 

 cles ; leaves rather ovate, trifid, lower ones quinquefid, with acu- 

 minated serrated lobes ; involucel of 9 bifid leaflets, tl . S, 

 Native of Bengal. Flowers yellow, with a purple centre. 



For&ed-involucelled Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1816. 

 PI. 2 feet. 



39 H. COLLI'NUS (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 31.) leaves smooth, 

 3-5-lobed, on long footstalks, cuneate at the base ; peduncles 

 solitary, axillary, short, 1 -flowered; leaflets of involucel numer- 

 ous, forked, hairy as well as the stem. O- S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Flowers yellow with a dark centre. 



Hill Hibiscus. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



40 H. SCA'BER (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 45.) stem herba- 

 ceous, scabrous ; leaves rough, roundish, truncated at the base, 

 upper ones palmately-lobed, with the lobes dilated and crenate 

 at the apex ; flowers sessile ; calyxes very hispid ; leaflets of in- 

 volucel forked. If. . F. Native of North America in marshes 

 near the sea coast, from Carolina to Florida. Flowers large, 

 yellow, with a dark purple centre. H. aculeatus, Walt. fl. 

 Car. 177. 



Scabrous Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1810. PI. 2 feet. 



41 H. KITAIBELIFOLIUS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 248. t. 48.) 

 hairy ; leaves cordate, 3-5-lobed, dentately-serrated, hispid ; in- 

 volucel of 10-1 1 -bifurcate leaflets, much shorter than the calyx, 

 which is 5-glanded ; cells of ovary 10-ovulate. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, on the banks of rivu- 

 lets. Flowers violet. 



Kitaibelia-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 7 to 8 feet. 



42 H. FURCELLA'TUS (Desrous. diet. enc. 3. p. 358.) stem 

 shrubby ; branches and leaves downy ; leaves cordate, rather 

 angular ; involucel of 10 cylindrical, forked leaflets ; calyxes 



