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MALVACEAE. "XXVII. S IDA . 



Small-flowered Sida. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



104 S. DUMOSA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 1209.) leaves cor- 

 date, ovate, acuminated, serrated, smooth ; peduncles many- 

 flowered, forming a panicle ; carpels 5-6, roundish, roughish 

 from very minute, stellate tomentum. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica 

 and St. Domingo, in bushy places. Flowers pale yellow. 



Bushy Sida. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1818. Shrub 2 feet. 



105 S. FLORIBU'NDA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 258.) leaves cordate, ovate-oblong, acuminated, serrate, villous, 

 brownish beneath ; racemes axillary ; carpels 5, awnless. fy . S. 

 Native of New Granada in arid places. Shrub very branchy ; 

 branches clothed with rusty tomentum. Pedicels capillary. 

 Flower small, violet-coloured. 



Bundle-flmvered Sida. Fl. July, Sept. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



106 S. ATROSANGUI'NEA (Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 136.) shrubby ; 

 branches pilose with simple hairs ; leaves cordate, ovate, acu- 

 minated, serrated, rather villous ; peduncles sub-corymbose, few 

 flowered; petals reflexed ; calyx nerveless ; carpels 5, 2-beaked. 



f; . S. Native of South America. S. capillaris. Cav. diss. 1. p. 

 16. et 10. t. 12. Corolla small, dark-purple. 



Dark-bloody-ftoviered Sida. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1795. Shrub 

 4 feet. 



107 S. PANICULA'TA (Lin. spec. 962.) stem beset with forked 

 hairs ; leaves ovate-cordate, toothed, acuminated, puberulous 

 from starry tomentum beneath ; peduncles loosely panicled ; 

 capillary long ; calyxes nerveless ; carpels 5, each ending in two 

 short beaks. $ . S. Native of Jamaica, Peru, and Brazil, on 

 calcareous rocks. S. paniculata, Cav. diss. 1. p. 16. Flowers 

 dark-purple, but yellow according to Cav. 



Pamcfed-flowered-Sida. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1795. PI. 2 ft. 



108 S. VELUTINA (Willd. herb, ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 115.) 

 shrubby, pilose ; leaves subcordate. ovate, obtuse, crenate, to- 

 mentose on both surfaces ; peduncles sub-racemose, and are as 

 well as the calyxes very villous ; carpels 2-awned. Tj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Perhaps a species of Abutilon. 



Velvety Sida. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



109 S. PELLI'TA (Willd. herb, ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 115. but 

 not of Kunth,) shrubby ; branches spreading ; leaves nearly ses- 

 sile, cordate, oblong, acute, serrated, covered with brown villi 

 on both surfaces ; peduncles capillary, racemose, elongated ; 

 flowers dioecious; carpels 2-awned. f;. S. Native of New 

 Granada. Flowers probably yellow. 



Clad Sida. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



110 S. NERVO'SA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 465,) leaves cordate, acu- 

 minated, toothed, puberulous from starry down ; peduncles 

 panicled; calyxes nerved; carpels 5, 2-beaked. fj ? S. Native 

 of St. Domingo. Flowers yellow. 



^Verued-calyxed Sida. Shrub 2 feet. 



*. * * * Palmatilobat<z. Leaves cleft in 3-5-7 or 9 lobes. 



111 S. JAVE'NSIS (Cav. diss. 1. p. 10. t. 1. f. 5.) leaves 

 roundish, cordate, toothed, tricuspidate ; pedicels solitary, 1- 

 flowered, longer than the petioles ; carpels 5, 2-beaked ; stem 

 reclinate. ^ ? S. Native of Java. 



Java Sida. Shrub prostrate. 



112 S. OXYPHY'LLA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. 

 prod. 1. p. 465.) leaves cordate, toothed, villous, 3-lobed ; 

 lateral lobes short, bifid, middle one longer, acuminated ; pedicels 

 solitary, 1 -flowered, length of petioles; carpels 5, 2-beaked. 

 Native of Mexico. Flowers probably yellow. 



Sharp-leaved Sida. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



113 S. PU'NGENS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 263.) 

 leaves cordate, somewhat ovate, obsoletely 3-lobed, coarsely 

 serrate-crenated, soft, pubescent above, but tomentosely-villous 

 beneath, as well as branches ; flower axillary, solitary, but col- 

 lected in bundles at the tops of the branches; carpels 12, 2- 



awned. Tj . S. Native of South America on the banks of the 

 Orinoco near Angustura. Flowers yellow. 

 Pungent Sida. Shrub 10 feet. 



114 S. DIVERSIFOLIA (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 116.) herbaceous, 

 villous; lower leaves somewhat angularly toothed, upper ones 

 sinuately 3-lobed, uppermost ones lanceolate ; peduncles solitary, 

 1 -flowered; capsule awned, exceeding the acuminated calyx. 

 Q. S. Native of the East Indies. S. heterophy'lla, Klein. 



Diverse-leaved Sida. PL 1 to 3 feet. 



115 S. HETEROPHY'LLA (Cav. icon. 5. p. 12. t. 421.) radical 

 leaves ovate, scolloped, cauline ones 3-parted, with deeply jagged, 

 toothed lobes, middle lobe long ; pedicels solitary, 1 -flowered, 

 longer than the leaves. O- S- Native on the mountains of 

 Chili. Flowers pale-blue when dry ; style violet. Fruit un- 

 known. Perhaps a species of Cristaria. 



Variable-leaved Sida. PI. 1 foot. 



116 S. ? CRISPIFLO'RA (Cav. icon. 5. p. 11. t. 419.) leaves cor- 

 date, lobed, tomentose beneath, with stellate dots above, curled 

 on the margins ; pedicels solitary, longer than the petioles ; 

 calyxes sinuately waved, and lobed; carpels 7, mutic. Q. S. 

 Native of South America at Port Desederado. Perhaps a species 

 of Cristaria. Corolla blue, when dry reddish. 



Curled-flowered Sida. PI. J. foot. 



117 S. TRI'LOBA (Cav. diss. 1. p. 11. t. 1. f. 11 and 5. t. 131. 

 f. 1.) leaves cordate, crenate, 3-lobed, with the intermediate lobe 

 longest, acute ; pedicels solitary, 1 -flowered, longer than the 

 leaves ; carpels 7, awnless. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Jacq. schcenbr. 2. t. 142. Lower leaves undivided. 

 Flowers at first white, then yellowish. 



Three-lobed-leaved Sida. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1794. Shrub 3 ft. 



118 S. CENTRO'TA (Spreng. syst. app. p. 259.) stem procum- 

 bent, branched, hispid, lower leaves 5 -lobed, upper ones has- 

 tately trifid, glabrous ; segments acute, quite entire ; peduncles 

 1 -flowered, longer than the leaves ; carpels 2-awned, setosely- 

 prickly. t; . S. Native of? Sida hastata of English gardeners. 

 Flowers yellow. Perhaps a species of Abutilon. 



Spurred-carpetted Sida. Fl. June, July. Clt. ? Shrub 1 ft. 



119 S. RICINOI'DES (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 115. t. 55.) leaves some- 

 what buckler-shaped, 5-lobed, lobes ovate, acute, toothed, un- 

 divided ; peduncles usually 1 -flowered ; flowers sub-umbellate 

 (Cav.); carpels 8-9, 2-awned. Q. S. Native of Peru. S. 

 palmata, Cav. diss. 1. p. 20. t. 3. f. 3. Malvinda palmata, 

 Mcench. S. Ricini, Spreng. Flowers pale-purple. Leaves like 

 those of Ricinus. 



Ricinus-like Sida. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PL 3 feet. 



120 S. JATROPHOIDES (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 117. t. 56.) leaves 

 somewhat peltate, with 7-lanceolate, acuminated, pinnatifid, 

 toothed lobes ; peduncles many-flowered ; carpels 7-8, awnless. 

 0. S. Native of Peru in sandy places. S. palmata, Jacq. icon, 

 rar. 3. t. 547. Cav. diss. 5. t. 131. f. 3. Flowers violet-coloured. 



Jatropha-like Sida. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1787. PL 3 feet. 



121 S. NAPJE'A (Cav. diss. 5. p. 277. t. 132. f. 1.) leaves 

 palmately 5-lobed, smooth ; lobes oblong, acuminated, toothed ; 

 peduncles many-flowered ; carpels 10, awnless, acuminated. T^. 

 H. Native of North America from Pennsylvania to Virginia in 

 shady rocky places. Napae'a lae'vis, Lin. syst. 750. Lam. ill. t. 

 579. f. 1. Sims, bot. mag. 2193. Napae'a hermaphrodite, Lin. 

 spec. 965. Flowers small, white. From Napceae, the nymphs 

 of the wood, which comes from re, a negative, and iraoc, brilliant ; 

 that is to say, obscure in allusion to its habitat, in woods. 



Napeea Sida. FL Aug. Sep. Clt. 1748. PL 3 to 4 ft. 



122 S. DIOI'CA (Cav. diss. 5. p. 278. t. 132. f. 2.) leaves pal- 

 mately 7-lobed, scabrous ; lobes lanceolate, deeply toothed ; 

 peduncles many-flowered, bracteated, somewhat corymbose ; 

 flowers dioecious ; carpels 10, awnless. Tf.. H. Native of the 

 upper parts of Virginia in stony places. Napae'a scabra, Lin. 



