MALVACEAE. XIII. HIBISCUS. 



483 



Cottony-seeded Hibiscus. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh.4ft. 



109 H. ROSA-MALABA'RICA (Kon. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 105.) 

 branches hairy; leaves cordate, somewhat 3-lobed, serrated; 

 peduncles elongated, equal ; leaflets of involucel 5-6, linear, equal 

 in length to the calyx. Tj . S. Native of Malabar. Ker. bot. 

 reg. t. 337. H. hirtus, Lin. spec. 977. Cav. diss. 3. t. 67. f. 3. 

 Flowers bright red, and also white. 



Malabar-rose. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



110 H. MICRA'NTHUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 155. t. 66. f. 1.) 

 leaves ovate or roundish, undivided, serrated, scabrous ; pedicels 

 longer than the leaves ; corollas reflexed ; involucel 7-leaved. 

 T! . S. Native of the East Indies. H. micranthus and H. ri- 

 gidus, Lin. fil. suppl. 308 and 310. according to Ait. hort. kew. 

 ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 226. Flowers yellow, small, 



Small-flowered Hibiscus. Fl.Ju.Jul. Clt. 1794. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



111 H. SPATHA'CEUS (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. 

 p. 650.) leaves orbicularly-cordate, acuminated, denticulated, 

 clothed with stellate villi beneath ; branches covered with fasci- 

 cles of hairs; involucel 8-1 0-parted. Tj . S. Native of Java. 



Spathaceous Hibiscus. Shrub 2 feet. 



112 H. CLANDESTI'NUS (Cav. icon. 1. p. 1. t. 2.) leaves 

 ovate, somewhat cordate, toothed, roughish ; lower ones obso- 

 letely 3-lobed ; pedicels jointed under the apex, length of leaves ; 

 involucel 6-leaved ; calyx enclosing the petals. Tj . S. Native 

 of Senegal. Flowers whitish, becoming violet as they wither. 



Clandestine Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 3 ft. 



113 H. OVALIFOLTO'S (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 50.) leaves oval and 

 rather angular, hispid ; stem scabrous from starry hairs ; invo- 

 lucel 5-leaved. Tj . G. Native of Arabia Felix on mountains. 

 Urena ovalif olia, Forsk. descr. 124. Flowers yellow, with a dark 

 centre, about the size of those of H. vitifolius. 



Oval-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 6-10 feet. 



114 H. VIRGA'TUS (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 

 650..) leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminated, remotely-toothed 

 above, lower ones cuneiform-ovate, 3-lobed ; peduncles shorter 

 than the leaves, jointed above the middle; involucel 8-10- 

 leaved. J? . S. Native of Java. Flowers yellow ? 



Twiggy Hibiscus. Shrub 4 feet. 



SECT. VIII. TRIO'NUM (rptoror, trionon, a name applied by 

 Theophrastes to a Malvaceous plant, said to be derived from 

 rpeis, treis, three ; from the 3 divisions of the leaf or from the 

 3 colours of the flowers). Medik. malv. p. 46. D. C. prod. 1. 

 p. 453. Cells of capsule many-seeded. Seeds smooth. Co- 

 rolla expanded. Involucel many-leaved. Calyx bladdery, in- 

 flated, full of nerves. 



115 H. TRIO'NUM (Lin. spec. 981.) leaves toothed, lower 

 ones almost undivided, upper ones 3-parted ; lobes lanceolate, 

 with the middle one very long ; calyx inflated, membranaceous, 

 full of nerves. Q. H. Native of Italy and Carniola. Flowers 

 cream-coloured with a dark-purple centre. Cav. diss. 3. 

 t. 64. f. 1. Curt. bot. mag. t. 209. 



Three-coloured-flowered or Bladder Ketmia. Fl. June, Sept. 

 Clt. 1596. PI. to l foot. 



116 H. HI'SPIDUS (Mill. diet. no. 21.) leaves toothed, lower 

 ones 3-lobed, upper ones 5-parted, blunt ; lobes lanceolate, with 

 the middle one longest ; calyxes inflated, membranaceous, full 

 of nerves ; stem hispid. T? . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Ker. bot. reg. t. 806. H. Trionum, var. y, hispidus, 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 453. Flowers yellow, with a dark-brownish 

 purple centre. 



Var. fl, ternalus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 172. t. 64. f. 3.) leaves 

 nearly all 3-parted, with coarsely-toothed lobes ; pedicels scarcely 

 longer than the petioles ; stem dwarf. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope 



Var. $, cordifolius (Mrench. suppl. 202. under Trionum,') 



radical leaves cordate, roundish, upper ones 3-parted. H. Afri- 

 canus, Roth, beitr. 1. p. 43. 



Hispid-stemmed Ketmia. Fl. Jul. Oct. Clt. 1713. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



117 H. TRIONOIDES ; stem shrubby, hispid; leaves 3-5- 

 lobed, middle lobe very long, all unequally toothed ; calyx in- 

 flated. Tj . G. Native of New Holland (Caley). Flowers 

 yellowish with a dark centre. A weak shrub. 



Trionum-like Ketmia. Shrub 1 foot. 



118 H. HUMBO'LDTII (Mart. mss. Coll. hort. rip. p. 350.) 

 radical leaves almost undivided and cordate, upper ones more 

 or less parted. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Perhaps H. hispidus var. S, cordifolius, D. C. prod. 1. p. 453. 

 Flowers sulphur-coloured, with a dark centre. 



Humboldt's Ketmia. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



119 H. vF,sicA v Rius(Cav. diss. 3. p. 171. t. 62. f. 2.) leaves 

 toothed, lower ones undivided, upper ones 5-cleft with oblong, 

 blunt lobes ; calyx inflated, membranaceous, full of nerves. 

 0. H. Native of Africa. H. Africanus, Mill. diet. no. 20. 

 Flowers yellow with a dark-brownish purple centre. 



Bladdery-caty-aed Ketmia. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1713. PI. 

 | to 1^ foot. 



120 H. RICHARDSONII (Sweet, hort. brit. 1. p. 51. Lindl. 

 bot. reg. t. 875.) sufFruticose ; leaves hairy, 5-lobed; lobes 

 linear-oblong, coarsely toothed ; calyx villous, longer than the 

 involucrum ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered, shorter than the 

 leaves, or in terminal racemes. ^ . G. Native of New South 

 Wales. Corolla yellow, with a purple bottom. 



Richardson's Ketmia. Fl. June, Aug. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



SECT. IX. SABDARI'FFA (a name given by the Turks to H. 

 sabdariffa). D. C. prod. 1. p. 453. Cells of capsule many- 

 seeded. Seeds smooth. Involucel 1 -leaved, many- toothed, joined 

 together at the base, or even to the middle and with the calyx. 

 Annual plants with smooth, thickish leaves. This section nearly 

 agrees in character with the following genus Parttium. 



121 H. SABDARI'FFA (Lin. spec. 978.) leaves fleshy, toothed, 

 lower ones ovate, undivided, middle ones 3-lobed, cuneated at 

 the base; flowers almost sessile ; involucel 10-12-lobed. O- S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Cav. diss. 3. 1. 198. f. 1. Bonpl. 

 nav. t. 29. Lois. herb. amat. t. 296. Stems unarmed, smooth, 

 red. Flowers sulphur-coloured with a dark-red centre. The 

 name of this plant in the West Indies is Red-sorrel. The 

 calyxes and the capsules, freed from the seeds, make very agree- 

 able tarts ; and a decoction of them, sweetened and fermented, 

 is commonly called sorrel cool-drink. It is a small diluting 

 liquor much used in our sugar colonies, and reckoned very re- 

 freshing in those sultry climates. The leaves are used in salads. 

 Sabdariffa is the Turkish name for this plant. 



Sabdariffa or Red-sorrel. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1596. PI. 

 1 to 3 feet. 



122 H. DIGITA'TUS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 151. t. 70. f. 2.) leaves 

 palmately 5-parted, with lanceolate serrated lobes ; petioles mu- 

 ricated ; flowers almost sessile, solitary; involucel 7-cleft. O'S. 

 Native of Brazil. Flowers white, with a dark-red centre. 



Far. /3, Kerridnus (D. C. prod. 1. p. 453.) leaves variable, 

 some of them 3-5-cleft, others ovate, undivided, toothed. Q. S. 

 Native of Brazil at Rio Janeiro. H. digitatus, Ker. bot. reg. 

 t. 608. Flowers white with a red centre as well as being red 

 on the outside. Perhaps a distinct species from the plant of 

 Cavanilles. 



Digitate-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1816. PI. 2 ft. 



f Species not sufficiently known. 



123 H. DIGITIFORMIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 454.) leaves digitate, 

 usually of 9 equal very narrow lobes, somewhat pubescent ; pe- 



Native of? H. 



tioles clothed with cinereous down. 

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