MALVACEAE. XIII. HIBISCUS. 



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F. Native of North America on the banks of rivers in Louis- 

 iana and the western parts of Pennsylvania and Carolina. Sims, 

 hot. mag. t. 2385. Cav. diss. 6. t. 198. f. 2. H. la; vis, Scop, 

 del. 3. t. 17. H. Virginicus, Walt. fl. carol. 177. H. hastatus, 

 Mich. fl. Lor. amer. 2. p. 45. H. riparius, Pers. ench. 2. p. 254. 

 Flowers large, purple. Perhaps this plant belongs to section 

 Bombicella, on account of the seeds being silky. 



Military Hibiscus. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1804. PI. 3 to 4 ft. 



75 H. SPECIOSUS (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. p. 456.) leaves smooth, 

 palmately 5-parted, with lanceolate-acuminated lobes, which are 

 serrated at the apex ; pedicels jointed under the apex ; corolla 

 spreading ; capsule ovate, smooth, 5-angled. I/ . F. Native 

 of North America on the banks of rivers in South Carolina and 

 Florida. Curt. bot. mag. t. 360. Wendl. hort. herrench. t. 11. 

 H. coccmeus, Walt. fl. car. p. 177. Flowers very large, scarlet. 



Handsome Hibiscus. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1804. PI. 2 to 8 ft. 



76 H. GRANDIFLORUS (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 46.) leaves 

 triangular, cordate, 3-lobed, coriaceous, clothed with fine tomen- 

 tum on both surfaces, hoary beneath ; capsules tomentose, very 

 hairy, somewhat truncate.. I/ . F. Native of North America 

 in salt marshes in Georgia and Florida, and on the banks of the 

 Mississippi. Flowers very large, flesh-coloured, with a darker 

 centre. The fruit is yellow. 



Great-flowered Hibiscus. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1778. PI, 3 to 

 4 feet. 



77 H. UNICAU'LIS (D. C. ex Spreng. syst. app. p. 258.) stem 

 simple, very villous ; leaves cordate, roundish, angular, sinu- 

 ately-denticulated, hairy above, but white from villi beneath ; 

 peduncles solitary, shorter than the petioles ; leaflets of involucel 

 spatulate, equal with the calyx ; capsule very hispid. % , G. 

 Native of? Perhaps shrubby. 



One-stemmed Hibiscus. PI. 2 to 3 feet ? 



78 H. FU V GAX (Mart, ex Spreng. syst. 2. app. 258.) leaves 

 almost sessile, oblong, acuminated, tomentose beneath, as well as 

 the branches ; peduncles 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves. 

 I/ ? T? ? S. Native of Brazil. 



Fugacious Hibiscus. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



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Shrubby species. 



79 H. SI'MPLEX (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 51 .) arboreous, smooth ; 

 leaves 3-lobed, acuminated ; middle lobe longest ; peduncles 

 axillary, solitary, longer than the petioles ; involucel 8-9-leaved, 

 shorter than the calyx ; leaflets lanceolate ; capsule hispid, glo- 

 bose. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers shewy, red. 



Simple Hibiscus. Tree. 



80 H. IASIOCA'RPUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 159. t. 70. f. 1.) leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrated, tomentose ; pedicels axillary ; 

 calyx tomentose ; involucel ciliated ; capsule bristly, fy , S. 

 Native of? Involucel usually of 13 leaflets. 



Hairy-fruited Hibiscus. Shrub 10 feet. 



81 H. FERRUGI'NEUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 162. t. 60. f. 1.) leaves 

 cordate, obtuse, toothed, scabrous ; pedicels axillary, longer than 

 the petioles ; stem clothed with rusty down ; capsule setose, 

 fj . S. Native of Madagascar. Flowers reddish, about the. size 

 of those of H. Trionum. 



Rusty-stemmed. Hibiscus. Clt. 1824. Shrub 10 feet. 



82 H. SULPHU'REUS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 289.) leaves oblong, blunt at both ends, quite entire, smoothish 

 above, hoary from tomentum beneath ; involucel 10-leaved, 

 shorter than the calyx ; cells of ovary usually 5-seeded ; stigmas 

 many, capitate. T? S. Native of Caraccas. Flowers sul- 

 phur-coloured, with a purple centre. 



Var. ft, acutifolius (D. C. prod. 1. p. 451.) leaves larger, 

 acute ; capsules somewhat globose, acute, clothed with silky 

 hairs. Jj . S. Native of New Andalusia on mount Cocollar. 

 VOL. i. PART vi. 



SW/>/iHr-coloured-flowered Hibiscus. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



83 H. AFFI'NIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves oblong, acute, 

 blunt at the base, quite entire, hairy above, but hoary from 

 tomentum beneath ; involucel 9 or 1 0-leaved, equal in length to 

 the calyx ; cells of ovary 4 or 5-seeded. Pj . S. Native of 

 South America between Angustura and Trapiche de Farreras. 

 Flowers sulphur-coloured, with a purple centre. Style 3-5 cleft. 



Allied Hibiscus. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



84 H. CAVANILLESIA'NUS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves some- 

 what rhomboidal, ovate-oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, 

 coarsely serrated, hairy on both surfaces from starry down ; 

 cells of ovary usually 4-seeded ; style 5 -cleft. I? . S. Native 

 on the banks of the river Amazon near Tomependa. Flowers 

 violet-coloured. Capsules depressed, ovate. 



Cavanilles's Hibiscus. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



85 H. LUNARIFOLIUS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 811.) leaves roundish, 

 cordate, acuminated, sharply toothed, hairy beneath ; pedicels 

 thickened, villous ; involucel length of calyx. I/ . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Flowers the size and colour of those of H . 

 Manihot. Involucel of 10 linear leaves. 



Lunaria-leaved Hibiscus. PI. 3 to 6 feet. 



86 H. BRASILIE'NSIS (Lin. spec. 977.) leaves cordate, tooth- 

 letted ; branches, petioles, pedicels, and calyxes hairy ; invo- 

 lucel twice as long as the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Resembles H. mutabilis. Flowers yellow. Involucel 8-leaved. 



Brazilian Hibiscus. Shrub 3 feet. 



87 H. JTHIO'PICUS (Lin. mant. 258.) leaves wedge-shaped, 

 generally 5-toothed, covered with starry hairs ; pedicels longer 

 than the leaves ; involucel 8 or 1 0-leaved, hispid. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Cav. diss. 3. t. 6. f. 1. Plant 

 smelling of musk. Flowers about the size of those of a straw- 

 berry, perhaps purple. 



Ethiopian Hibiscus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1774. Shrub 1 ft. 



88 H. MICROPHY'LLUS (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 50.) leaves oval, 

 hairy, serrated in front, somewhat 5-nerved ; pedicels length of 

 leaves ; involucel of 9-10 setaceous leaflets, longer than the calyx. 



~fy. G. Native of Arabia Felix. H. flavus, Forsk. descr. 126. 

 Stamens 10-16. Stigmas 10. Flowers yellow. 

 Small-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 1 foot. 



89 H. VELUTINUS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 452.) leaves cordate, 

 bluntly-toothed, soft, hoary and velvety on both surfaces ; stem 

 suffruticose ; pedicels a little longer than the petioles ; involucel 

 of 8-10 linear leaflets, which are rather broadest at the apex ; 

 capsules roundish, hispid. ^ S- Native of the island of 

 Timor. 



Velvety-leaved. Hibiscus. Clt. 1818. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



90 H. SORORIUS (Lin. fil. suppl. 311.) leaves cordate, cre- 

 nated, scabrous ; stem suffruticose, hairy ; involucel of 10 terete 

 leaflets, which are dilated at the apex. ^ . S. Native of Suri- 

 nam. Corolla as in H. Mdnihot. 



Sister Hibiscus. Shrub 3 feet. 



91 H. GUINEE'NSIS ; stem erect, branched, pilose ; leaves 

 trifid or 5-lobed, serrated, subcordate, beset with forked hairs 

 beneath ; flowers racemose ; peduncles short, pilose. ? . S. 

 Native of Guinea. Corolla large, yellow. Perhaps belonging 

 to this section. 



Guinea Hibiscus. Fl. June, Aug. Shrub 6 feet. 



92 H. MUTA'BILIS (Lin. spec. 977.) leaves cordate, angular, 

 3-5-lobed, acuminated, toothed, and are as well as the branches 

 rather downy ; pedicels almost the length of the leaves ; invo- 

 lucel 7- 10-leaved ; lobes of calyx elongated, 5-nerved. T? . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Cav. diss. 3. t. 62. f. 1. And. bot. 

 rep. 228. H. Sinensis, Mill. diet. no. 2. Rumph. amb. 4. p. 27. 

 t. 9. Rheed. mal. 6. p. 66. t. 38 41. Flowers white in the 

 morning, changing to a flesh-colour towards noon, but becom- 

 ing rose-coloured towards the evening, usually double, resembling 



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