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MALVACE^. XIII. HIBISCUS. 



those of a Hollyhock. This plant is often cultivated in gardens 

 within the tropics for the beauty of its flowers. 



Changeable-flowered Hibiscus. Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 1690. 

 Shrub 12 feet. 



93 H. ADSCE'NDENS ; suffruticose ; branches ascending, pilose ; 

 leaves 3-5-lobed ; lobes acute, serrated, tomentose beneath ; 

 peduncles solitary, long ; calyx pilose. Jj . S. Native of 

 Guinea. Flowers large, yellow. Perhaps belonging to section 

 Furcdria, but the involucel is unknown. 



Ascending Hibiscus. Shrub 3 feet, straggling. 



94 H. CUCURBITA'CEUS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 244.) shrubby, 

 hairy, unarmed ; leaves roundish, cordate, dentately-serrated, 

 stellately-pubescent ; involucel of 1 2 awl-shaped leaflets, much 

 shorter than the calyx, which is 5-glanded ; cells of ovary 4- 

 ovulate. I? . S. Native of Brazil in the western part of the 

 province of Minas Geraes. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Var. ft, cuneifdlius (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves cuneated at the base. 

 Gourd-like Hibiscus. Fl. Sept. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



95 H. LAXIFLORUS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 245.) stem herba- 

 ceous 1 scabrous, unarmed ; leaves cordate, roundish or cuneate- 

 ovate, denticulated, rough ; involucel 8-9-leaved, awl-shaped, 

 much shorter than the calyx, which is 5-glanded ; cells of ovary 

 7-ovulate. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Goyaz. 

 Flowers purplish, but with a pale flesh-coloured centre. 



Lax-flowered Hibiscus. Fl. June. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



96 H. CLYPEA'TUS (Lin. spec. 980.) leaves cordate, angular, 

 sparingly toothed, smoothish ; branches velvety ; pedicels longer 

 than the petioles ; involucel 8-9-leaved ; lobes of calyx oval- 

 oblong, 3-nerved ; capsules turbinate, truncated, hispid. J; . S. 

 Native of Jamaica in bushy places, and of St. Domingo. Cav. 

 diss. 3. t. 58. f. 1. Sloan, jam. hist. 1. t. 135. f. 1. Flowers 

 dusky-yellowish. This plant is called by the negroes in Jamaica 

 Congo-Mahoe. Perhaps originally from Africa. 



Shield-capsuled Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. Shrub 

 8 feet. 



97 H. ABELMOSCHUS (Lin. spec. 980.) leaves somewhat pel- 

 tate, cordate, 5-7-angled, acuminated, serrated; stem hispid; 

 pedicels usually longer than the petioles ; involucel 8-9-leaved ; 

 capsules conical, covered with bristles. Jj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies and South America. Cav. diss. 3. t. 62. f. 2. Margr. 

 bras. 45. t. 45. Mer. surin. 42. t. 42. Rumph. amb. 4. p. 38. 

 t. 15. Rheed. mal. 2. p. 71. t. 38. Flowers sulphur-coloured, 

 with a dark-purple centre. Abelmoschus is derived from the 

 Arabic Kabb-el-Misk, grain or seed of musk. It has large seeds 

 of a very musky odour, which are frequently used as a substitute 

 for animal musk in scenting powders and pomatums. In Arabia 

 and Egypt they are ground and mixed with coffee to render it 

 more agreeable to the palate. 



Musk Okro Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1640. Shrub 6 

 to 8 feet. 



98 H. ERIOCA'RPUS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 452.) leaves smooth, 

 ovate at the base, 5-nerved, 3-lobed ; lobes acuminated, entire ; 

 pedicels longer than the petioles ; involucel of 8 or 9 oblong, 

 waved, somewhat toothed, leaflets ; capsules sub-globose, very 

 hispid both on the inside and outside. Tj . S. Native of Ben- 

 gal. Flowers yellow, with a dark centre ? 



Woolly-fruited Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. Shrub 

 6 to 10 feet. 



99 H. QUINQUE'LOBUS ; leaves cordate, 5-lobed, rough ; 

 lobes acuminated, toothed, on long petioles ; flowers in terminal 

 spiked racemes. T? . S. Native of Sierra Leone. Habit of 

 H. mutabilis. Flowers yellow. Perhaps belonging to this 

 section, but the involucel and seeds are unknown. 



Five-lobed-lea.ved Hibiscus. Shrub 6 feet. 



100 H. DOMINGE'NSIS (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 550.) leaves 3-5- 

 lobed,- toothed ; stem arboreous, prickly ; pedicels unarmed, 



hairy ; involucel usually of 1 2 setaceous leaflets ; calyx flattened 

 at the base. Tj . S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers large, 

 rose-coloured, with a darker centre. 

 St. Domingo Hibiscus. Shrub 10 feet. 



101 H. STRIA'TUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 146. t. 54. f. 1.) leaves 3- 

 lobed, halbert-shaped, serrated, smooth ; stem and pedicels 

 prickly ; involucel of 8-10 setaceous leaflets ; calyx ovate at the 

 base. Tj. S. Native of ? Flowers yellow. H. Dominge'nsis 

 var. stri&tus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 820. 



Striated-stemmed Hibiscus. Shrub 6 feet. 



102 H. VENU'STUS (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnsea. 1. p. 

 650.) shrubby; leaves roundish-cordate, half-3-lobed, acute, 

 grossly toothed, velvety above from stellate hairs, tomentose be- 

 neath, as well as the branches, and mixed with stellate bristles ; 

 peduncles shorter than the petioles , involucel usually 5-leaved ; 

 leaflets ovate, acute, equal in length to the capsule ; capsule 

 ovate-globose, 5-angled, hispid. ^ . S. Native of Java. 

 Flowers single or double, white or yellow, changeable ? Like 

 H. mutdbilis. 



Beautiful Hibiscus. Shrub 12 feet. 



SECT. VII. BOMBICE'LLA (from fionflv, bombyx, one of the 

 Greek names of cotton ; in allusion to the cottony seeds.) D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 452. Bombyx, Medik. malv. p. 44. Cells of capsule 

 many-seeded. Seeds woolly or cottony. Corollas usually ex- 

 panded. Involucel 5 to 12-leaved. 



103 H. SALVLEFOLIUS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 249.) shrubby, 

 pruinosely-pubescent, unarmed ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, den- 

 tately-serrated, hoary-tomentose beneath ; involucel of 1 2-linear- 

 acute leaflets, 3-times shorter than the calyx ; cells of ovary 

 many-ovulate. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Flowers rose-co- 

 loured. Seeds woolly. 



Sage-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. May. Shrub 6 feet. 



104 H. PHCSNI'CEUS (Lin. fil. suppl. 310. Willd. spec. 3. p, 

 813.) leaves ovate, acuminated, serrated, lower ones somewhat 

 cordate, 3-lobed ; pedicels jointed under the middle ; involucel 

 10-leaved, shorter than the calyx. Tj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Flowers purplish. Ker, hot. reg. t. 230. Jacq. vind. 

 t. 4. Cav. diss. 3. t. 67. f. 2. Serratures of leaves bristly. 



Purple-flowered Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1796. Shrub 

 6 feet. 



105 H. BETCLI'NUS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 292.) plant herbaceous, branched ; leaves deltoid-ovate, acute, 

 rounded at the base, crenately-serrated, a little hairy on both 

 surfaces ; involucel 9-11 -leaved ; capsules rather globose, with 

 few-seeded cells. I/ . S. Native near Cumana in South Ame- 

 rica. Flowers white. 



Birch-like Hibiscus. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



106 H. UNILATERA'LIS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 158. t. 67. f. F. c.) 

 leaves ovate, acuminated, toothed; pedicels longer than the 

 leaves, jointed above the middle ; involucel 9-Ieaved ; stamens 

 unilateral. Jj . S. Native of St. Domingo. Plum. ed. Burm. 

 t. 160. f. 1. Flowers scarlet. ,H. Columbians, Moc. et Sesse, 

 fl. mex. icon. ined. is the same in every particular, but the 

 stamens are not unilateral. 



Unilateral-stamened Hibiscus. Shrub 4 feet. 



107 H. RHOMBIFOLIUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 156. t. 69. f. 3.) 

 leaves, rhomboidal-ovate, undivided, crenated at the apex, acu- 

 minated ; pedicels very short ; involucel 7-leaved. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Flowers purple. 



Rhomb-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 6 ft. 



108 H. GOSSYPI'NUS (Thunb. prod. 118.) leaves ovate, ser- 

 rated ; petioles and stems hispid ; pedicels jointed above the 

 middle, hairy, a little longer than the leaves ; involucel small, 

 7-leaved. Tj . S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. 

 cat. no. 2364. ? Flowers purple ? 



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