492 



MALVACEAE. XXVII. SIDA. 



live of Jamaica, St. Domingo, and St. Thomas. Cav. diss. 1. 

 p. 21. t. 3. f. 9. & 5. t. 127. f. 2. Sloan, hist. t. 137. f. 2. 

 Flowers small, reddish. 



CWwry-stipuled Sida. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1759. PI. | ft. 



30 S. PUSI'LLA (Cav. diss. 1. p. 6. t. 1. f. 4 and 5. t. 127. 

 f. 1.) leaves roundish-elliptical, tootl ied, smooth ; pedicels axil- 

 lary, 1 -flowered, rather longer than the petioles; carpels 5, 

 mutic ; stem prostrate. ^ . S. Native of the Island of Mahe. 

 Flowers yellow. Pedicels solitary. 



Small Sida. PI. prostrate. 



31 S. URTIC^FOLIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 189.) stems suffru- 

 ticose, ascending, hairy ; leaves cordate at the base, deeply 

 toothed, lower ones roundish, very blunt, pubescent on both 

 surfaces, upper ones oblong, obtuse, tomentose ; pedicels nu- 

 merous, axillary, 1 -flowered, shorter than the petioles ; carpels 

 4-5, mutic. *j . S. Native of Brazil in the province of the 

 Missions. Petals rose-coloured. 



Nettle-leaved Sida. Fl. Jan. Shrub 1 foot. 



32 S. ALNIFOHA (Lin. spec. 961.) lower leaves roundish- 

 ovate, cordate ; upper ones oblong, toothed, cuneated, and quite 

 entire at the base ; pedicels many, axillary, shorter than the 

 petioles; carpels 5-7, 2-beaked. Q. S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Cav. diss. l.p. 12. t. 1. f. 1 3. Dill. hort. elth. t. 172. 

 f. 211. Flowers pale copper-coloured. 



Alder-leaved Sida. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1732. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



33 S. INTERMEDIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 188. t. 34. f. 1.) 

 stem suffruticose, short, almost simple ; leaves roundish-ovate, 

 cordate at the base, deeply toothed, pubescent above, but tomen- 

 tosely pubescent and hoary beneath ; pedicels usually numerous, 

 somewhat shorter than the petioles ; divisions of the calyx very 

 narrow, acuminated, awl-shaped at the apex ; ovary of 5 carpels. 

 Jj . S. Native of Brazil on the banks of the river Uruguay. 

 Flowers white or flesh-coloured. 



Intermediate Sida. Shrub very short. 



34 S. PARVIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 461.) leaves ovate, 

 toothed, hoary beneath ; pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered, much 

 longer than the petioles ; carpels 5, rough, mutic. I/ . S. Na- 

 tive of the Island of Bourbon. Flowers small, yellow. 



Small-leaved Sida. PI. 1 foot. 



35 S. HERMANNIOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 

 p. 258.) leaves elliptical, rounded at both ends, serrate-crenate, 

 clothed with pressed hairs above, hoary from tomentum beneath, 

 on short petioles ; pedicels axillary, solitary, 1 -flowered, shorter 

 than petioles ; carpels 5, 2-beaked. ^ . S. Native of South 

 America between Honda and the river Guali in dry places. 

 Shrub trailing, with hairy branches. Flowers about the size of 

 those of Geranium nolle. Resembles S. rotundifolia. 



Hermannia-like Sida. Shrub trailing. 



36 S. OVA V TA ; erect, branched ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, serrated, on short petioles ; pedicels terminal and axil- 

 lary, short, solitary, 1 -flowered. Tj . S. Native of Guinea. 



Otiate-leaved Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 



37 S. CRENATA ; erect, branched; leaves oblong, ovate, 

 smooth, crenated, acuminate, entire at the base ; pedicels ter- 

 minal ; solitary, 1-flowered. T; . S. Native of Guinea. 



CVenate-leaved Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 



* * OblongifolicE. Pedicels elongated, distinctly jointed. 

 Leaves linear, lanceolate, oblong or ovate, seldom cordate at 

 the base. 



38 S. FRUTE'SCENS (Cav. diss. 1. p. 12. t. 10. f. 1.) leaves 

 ovate-oblong, somewhat cordate, serrated, whitish beneath ; 

 pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, twice as long as petioles, jointed 

 under the apex. T? . S. Native of the Mauritius. Flowers 

 yellow. Perhaps this plant is only a variety of S. spinbsa. 



Shrubby Sida. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1810. Shrub 4 feet. 



39 S. COMPRE'SSA (D. C.prod. 1. p. 462.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, toothed, hoary beneath; branchlets com- 

 pressed, beset with starry down ; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, 

 thrice the length of the petioles, carpels 5, pubescent, rather 

 mucronate. Q? G. Native of Nipaul. Flowers yellow. 



Compressed-branched Sida. Fl. July, Sept. PI. 1 foot. 



40 S. BI'COLOR (Cav. icon. 4. t. 311.) leaves lanceolate, very 

 much pointed, serrated; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, much 

 longer than the petioles ; carpels 5, mutic. ^ S. Native of 

 New Spain. Stem greenish-violet with spreading branches. 

 Petals yellowish, red on the outside, obliquely truncated at the 

 apex. S. obliqua, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. differs 

 in the leaves being less acuminated. Pedicels solitary. 



Ttvo-colourcd-petaNed Sida. Shrub 2 feet. 



41 S. ASCE'NDENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 182.) suffruticose, 

 ascending ; leaves serrated, but entire at the apex, pubescent on 

 both surfaces, ciliated ; peduncles axillary, hardly articulated, 

 much longer than the petioles ; calyx 5-plicate, ciliated ; carpels 

 9, mutic, smooth. fj . S. Native of Brazil in the southern 

 part of the province of St. Paul. Flowers white, at length 

 flesh-coloured. 



Ascending-stemmed Sida. Fl. Jan. PI. -j foot. 



42 S. RIBIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 183. t. 34.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, ascending, flexuous ; leaves ovate-oblong, serrated, 

 green above but canescent beneath ; peduncles axillary, hardly 

 articulated, solitary, 1-flowered, much longer than the petioles ; 

 calyx pentagonal, tomentose; carpels 10, wrinkled, 2-beaked. 

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

 Flowers pale-yellow. 



Gooseberry-leaved Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 



43 S. CANARIE'NSIS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 755.) leaves lanceolate, 

 toothed, smooth; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, length of leaves; 

 carpels 7-10, 2-beaked. T? . G. Native of the Canary Islands, 

 S. 61ba, Cav. diss. 1. p. 22. t. 3. f. 8. but not of Linnaeus. 

 Leaves whitish beneath. Flowers yellow. This is perhaps the 

 same as S. rhomb/folia. Pedicels solitary. 



Canary Island Sida. Fl. Ju. Sep. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3 feet. 



44 S. RHOMBIFOLIA (Lin. spec. 961.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 toothed, cuneated at the base, whitish beneath ; pedicels axil- 

 lary, 1-flowered, length of the leaves ; carpels 8-10, 2-beaked. 

 Jj . G. Native of Carolina and South America, and probably of 

 the East Indies. Flowers small, yellow. Cav. diss. 1. p. 23. 

 t. 3. f. 12. Dill. elth. t. 172. f. 212. Pedicels solitary. 



Far. ft, canescens (Cav. diss. 1. p. 23. t. 8. f. 3.) leaves more 

 villous beneath ; pedicels longer than the leaves. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of Senegal. 



Rhomb-leaved Sida. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1732. Sh. 1 to 3. ft. 



45 S. SERRA^IA (Willd. herb, ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 111.) 

 leaves linear, involute, serrated, covered witli stellate pubescence 

 beneath ; peduncles filiform, straight, longer than the petiole ; 

 carpels 2-pointed. Tj S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco. 



iSerraterf-leaved Sida. Shrub 2 feet. 



46 S. POTENTILLOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 178.) shrubby, 

 branched ; leaves linear-lanceolate, serrated, green above, ca- 

 nescent beneath ; peduncles axillary, twin, or solitary, crowded 

 on the tops of the branches, shorter than the leaves ; calyx 10- 

 ribbed; carpels 8-10, 2-awned. fj . S. Native of Brazil in 

 woods near St. Nicholas in the province of the Missions. 



Potentilla- like Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 



47 S. ANGUSTI'SSIMA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 179.) stem suffru- 

 ticose, branched ; leaves linear, very narrow, obtuse, remotely 

 and dentately serrated at the base ; peduncles axillary, solitary, 

 1-flowered, longer than the petioles; carpels 7-9, wrinkled, pu- 

 berulous and 2-awned at the apex. Jj . S. Native of Brazil 

 in the western part of the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers 

 yellow. 



