MALVACEAE. XIII. HIBISCUS. 



479 



hispid. Tj . S. Native of Guiana. Flowers large, purplish, with 

 a brown centre. 



Small J "or &erf-involucelled Hibiscus. Shrub 3 to 10 feet. 



43 H. DI'ODON (D. C. .prod. 1. p. 449.) stem shrubby; 

 branches and leaves downy; leaves cordate, 3-5-cleft, with the 

 middle lobe acuminated; involucel of 10 cylindrical forked leaf- 

 lets ; calyxes hispid. Jj S. Native of Cayenne. Flowers 

 yellow, with a purple bottom ? 



Tn>o-<oo<Aed-involucelled Hibiscus. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



44 H. FLAGELLIFO'RMIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 243.) stem 

 suffruticose, prostrate, rough ; leaves kidney-shaped, S-angled, 

 toothed, rough ; involucel of 8 bifurcate leaves, much shorter 

 than the calyx, which is 5-glanded ; ovary with 4-seeded cells. 

 \ . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. 

 Flowers axillary, and as if they were racemose at the tops of the 

 branches, rose-coloured. Stipulas linear. 



fVhip-formed-stemmed Hibiscus. Shrub prostrate. 



45 H. MULTIFO'RMIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 246.) stem herba- 

 ceous, tomentose ; leaves cordate or cordate-3-lobed, dentately 

 serrated, scabrous; involucel of 10 bifurcate leaves, much shorter 

 than the calyx ; ovary with 8-seeded cells. If. . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in marshes. Flowers rose-coloured, with a darker centre. 



Many-formed Hibiscus. PL 5 to 7 feet. 



46 H. DECIPIENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 247.) shrubby, sca- 

 brous from prickles ; leaves cordate or cordate-3-lobed, denticu- 

 lately-serrated, rather scabrous; involucel of 8-10 bifurcate leaf- 

 lets, longer than the calyx, which is 5-glanded ; ovary with 9- 

 seeded cells. T? . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio 

 Janeiro, in hedges. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Deceiving Hibiscus. Fl. Sept. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



47 H. UNCINE'LLUS (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 449.) stem shrubby; branches clothed with reflexed 

 hairs ; leaves palmately 3-5-lobed, cordate at the base, toothed ; 

 involucel of 1 leaflets each, furnished with a hooked appendage 

 on the back. lj . S. Native of Mexico. Flowers large, hardly 

 open, of a violet-purple colour. 



//bo&erf-appendaged Hibiscus. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



48 H. BICORNIS (Meyer, esseq. 231.) stem shrubby, and is 

 as well as the petioles prickly ; leaves 3-5-lobed ; lobes auricu- 

 lated, lanceolate, serrated ; leaflets of involucel 2-lobed, longer 

 than the calyx. ^ S. Native of Guiana in pastures and 

 woods. Corolla rose-coloured, with a purple centre, six times 

 smaller than the calyx. 



7W-/K>rni-involucelled Hibiscus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



49 H. BIFURCA'TUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 146. t. 51. f. 1.) 

 stem shrubby, prickly towards the top of the branches ; pe- 

 duncles and nerves of leaves furnished with reflexed prickles 

 beneath ; leaves of 3-5 acuminated-serrated lobes ; involucel of 

 10-17 hairy bifid leaflets. Tj . S. Native of Brazil and Porto- 

 Rico. Flowers large, red. 



7W-/orA:ed-involucelled Hibiscus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1825. 

 Shrub 3 feet. 



SECT. VI. ABELMOSCHUS (latinized from the Arabic name 

 kabb-el-misk, which signifies musk-seed. The seeds of H. Abel- 

 moschus exhale a scent like musk.) Med. malv. p. 45. D. C. 

 prod. 1 . p. 449 . Cells of capsule many-seeded. Seeds usually 

 smooth, seldom with a villous line on the back. Corolla ex- 

 panded. Involucel of 8 to 15, entire, narrow leaflets or seg- 

 ments. Stigmas 5. 



1 . Stem prickly from tubercles. 



50 II. LAMBERTIA'NUS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 



E. 291. t. 478.) stem prickly, simple, herbaceous ; leaves ovate- 

 mceolate, acuminated, rounded at the base, serrate, hairy above, 

 hoary and tomentose beneath ; involucel of 11 leaflets. O? S. 



Native of Caraccas in humid places. Flowers large,' purple, 

 with a blood-coloured centre. Stigmas peltate, convex. 

 Lambertian Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sept. PI. 6 feet. 



51 H. TRI'LOBUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 147. t. 53. f. 2. exclusive of 

 the synonyme off Rheed). Stem arboreous, prickly ; pedicels 

 unarmed ; leaves cordate, with 3 serrated lobes, middle lobe 

 longest ; involucel of 12 linear leaflets. Tj . S. Native of St. 

 Dominique, in marshes.- Plum. ed. Burm. t. 159. Corolla pale 

 scarlet, the size of those of H. Syr'iacus. 



Three-lobed-\eave& Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. 

 Shrub 10 feet. 



52 H- mvERSiFOLius (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. p. 551.) stem and 

 petioles prickly ; pedicels short, unarmed, hairy ; leaves of 

 3-5 obtuse, toothed lobes ; upper ones oblong-lanceolate, undi- 

 vided ; involucel of 9 linear leaflets. Jj . S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Ker. bot. reg. t. 381. H. ficulneus, Cav. diss. 3. 

 t. 51. f. 2. Flowers yellow with a dark violet centre. 



Different-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1798. Sh. 

 10 feet. 



53 H. MACULA'TUS (Desrous. in diet. ency. 3. p. 349.) stem 

 and petioles prickly ; lower leaves palmate-parted, toothed ; 

 upper ones ovate, somewhat 3-lobed ; involucel many-leaved ; 

 calyx hispid, spotted. Jj . S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers 

 dark red. 



iSpoiferf-calyxed Hibiscus. Shrub 6 feet. 



54 H. CISPLATE'NSIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 250.) stem shrubby, 

 prickly ; leaves cordate, acute, or cordate 3-lobed, nearly smooth ; 

 involucel of 12 linear, acute leaflets, which are 3-times shorter 

 than the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the western part 

 of the province of Cisplatine. Flowers purplish. 



Cisplatine Hibiscus. Fl. Dec. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



55 H. SPLE'NDENS (Fraser, mss. Graham, in edinb. phil. 

 journ. p. 175. Hook. bot. mag. t. 3025.) stem beset with straight 

 prickles and tubercles at the base ; corolla expanded, tomentose 

 on the ribs beneath ; segment of the calyx 3-nerved, keeled ; 

 leaflets of involucel numerous, linear, awl-shaped, a little shorter 

 than the calyx ; peduncles axillary, I -flowered, much longer 

 than the petioles ; leaves palmately 3-5-lobed ; lobes lanceolate. 



Jj.S. Native of New Holland. Flowers large, rose-coloured. 

 Style protruding beyond the stamens. 



Splendid Hibiscus. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1828. Shrub 5 

 to 20 feet. 



56 H. HETEROPHY'LLUS (Vent. malm. t. 103.) stem shrubby, 

 prickly ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, for the most part 3-lobed, 

 with prickly serratures ; involucel 10-leaved. Tj. G. Native 

 of New Holland. Ker. bot. reg. t. 29. Flowers large, reddish- 

 white, with a purple centre. H. grandiflorus, Sal. par. t. 22. 



Various-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1803. Sh. 6ft. 



57 H. CANNA'BINUS (Lin. spec. 979.) stem prickly; leaves 

 palmately 5-parted, deeply serrated, with 1 gland beneath on 

 the principal nerve ; flowers almost sessile ; calyx beset with 

 glandular hairs. Q. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers 

 large, yellow, with a dark brown bottom. Cav. diss. 3. p. 148. 

 t. 52. f. 1. Roxb. cor. 2. t. 190. H. vitifolius, Mill. The 

 bark of this species as well as that of H. sabdariffa is full of 

 strong fibres, which the inhabitants of the Malabar coast prepare 

 and make into cordage ; and it seems as if it might be wrought 

 into fine strong thread of any size. 



Hemp Hibiscus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. PI. 2 to 5 ft. 



58 H. VITIFOLIUS (Lin. mant. 569.) stem rather prickly ; 

 leaves villous, toothed, 5-angled, acuminated ; flowers droop- 

 ing; capsule 5-winged, hairy; involucels 12-leaved. O- S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Cav. diss. 3. p. 145. t. 58. f. 2. 

 Rheed. inal. 6. t. 46. Flowers yellow, with a dark purple 

 centre. Stamens probably purple. 



Vine-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. Jul. Oct. Clt. 1690. PI. 1 to 3 ft. 



