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MALVACEAE. XXVII. SIDA. XXVIII. ABUTILON. 



+ Species the names of which are only known. Natives of 

 the East Indies. S. glutinosa, and S. cuneifolia, Roxb. 



Cult. The species of this genus are free flowering plants of 

 no great beauty, therefore they are hardly worth cultivating, 

 except in botanical gardens. They are increased by seed, which 

 they usually produce in abundance, or by cuttings in sand, under 

 a hand-glass. Most of them require the heat of a stove. 

 The hardy perennial species are easily increased by dividing the 

 plants at the root in spring. Those belonging to section Mai- 

 vinda, division Pinnatilobatce, are very singular plants, chiefly 

 natives of Chili and Peru ; none of these have yet been intro- 

 duced to the gardens. 



XXVIII. ABU'TILON (aftvnXov is the Greek name for 

 the mulberry tree ; resemblance in the shape of the leaves). 

 Kunth, malv. p. 4. Sida, sect. 3. Abutilon, D. C. prod. 1. 

 p. 467. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Polydndria. Calyx naked, 5- 

 cleft, usually angular. Style multifid at apex. Carpels cap- 

 sular, usually bladdery, 5-30, in a whorl around the central axis, 

 1 -celled, 3 or many-seeded, connected so closely together as to 

 form a many-celled capsule, mutic or awned at the apex. This 

 genus has been divided from Sida, we shall therefore retain the 

 authorities for the species under that genus. 



* Oligocdrpce. Carpels or cells 5 to 8. 



1 A. PERIPLOCIFOLIUM (Lin. spec. 962. under Sida.) leaves 

 cordate, lanceolate, acuminated, quite entire, tomentose beneath ; 

 pedicels panicled, very slender, longer than the petioles, jointed 

 under the flower ; carpels 5, ovate, acuminated, 3-seeded. 

 O-S. Cav. diss. 1. p. 26. t. 5. f. 2. Flowers pale-yellow, 

 sometimes light-purple. 



Var. a, Zeyldnicum (D. C. prod. 1. p. 467.) leaves narrow, 

 rather scabrous above. Native of Ceylon. Pluk. t. 74. f. 7. 

 Dill. elth. 1. t. 3. f. 2. 



Var. ft, CaribcE'um (D. C. prod. 1. p. 468.) leaves evidently 

 cordate, somewhat wrinkled and smooth above. Native of 

 Jamaica. Sloan, hist. 1: t. 139. f. 2. 



Var. y, Pcruvianum (D. C. prod. 1. p. 468.) leaves evidently 

 cordate, whitish velvety above ; pedicels simple, shorter than 

 the leaves. Native of Peru. Perhaps a distinct species. 



Periploca-leaved Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1691. PI. 

 2 to 4 feet. 



2 A. FERKUGI'NEUM (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 271.) leaves ovate, somewhat cordate, acuminated, tomentose, 

 quite entire ; pedicels simple, 1 -flowered, shorter than the leaves, 

 jointed in the middle ; carpels 5, beaked, 3-seeded. fj . S. 

 Native of Peru near Loxa. Resembles S. periplocifolia. Sida 

 ferruginea, D. C. prod. 1. p. 460. Flowers yellow. 



Rusty Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. Shrub 3 feet. 



3 A. EXCE'LSIOR (Cav. diss. 1. p. 27. t. 5. f. 3. under Sida,) 

 leaves cordate, ovate, acuminated, quite entire, yellowish and to- 

 mentose beneath ; racemes panicled ; carpels 5, bidentate, 3- 

 seeded. T? . S. Native of Peru. Flowers yellow. 



Taller Abutilon. Tree 14 feet. 



4 A. HERNANDIOIDES (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 121. t. 58. under 

 Sida,} leaves somewhat peltate, cordate, ovate, acuminated, 

 almost entire, pubescent ; pedicels 1 -flowered, shorter than the 

 petioles ; carpels 5, awnless. fj . S. Native of Hispaniola. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Hernandia-like Abutilon. Fl. ? Clt. 1798. Shrub 2 to 5 ft. 



5 A. LUCIA'NUM (D. C. prod. 1. p. 468. under Sida,) leaves 

 cordate, ovate-roundish, acuminated, almost entire, rather vel- 

 vety above, hoary from tomentum beneath ; peduncles branched, 

 very short, disposed in an interrupted panicle ; carpels 5, some- 

 what inflated, bidentate. Native of the Island of St. Lucia. 

 Flowers white. 



St. Lucia Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810. Sh. 2 ft. 



6 A. SUNDA'ICUM (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnsea. 1. p. 

 652. under Sida,) leaves profoundly-cordate, roundish, acumi- 

 nated, grossly toothed, velvety above, hoary-tomentose beneath ; 

 flowers racemosely panicled ; carpels 5, awnless ; stipulas seta- 

 ceous. Tj. S. Native of Java. Flowers yellow. Like A. Lu- 

 cianum. Sida Sundensis, Spreng. syst. app. p. 259. 



Sunda Abutilon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



7 A. SPICA'TUM (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 271.) 

 leaves cordate, somewhat orbicular, much pointed, somewhat 

 crenulated, pubescent, hoary beneath ; spikes terminal, slender ; 

 flowers fascicled, usually pentagynous. ij . S. Native of Guiana 

 near St. Carlos del Rio Negro. Branches hoary. Flowers 

 decandrous, about the size of those of Geranium paniflorum. 

 Sida spiciflora, D. C. prod. 4. p. 468. Cells of capsule 3-seeded. 



<SpiA:ed-flowered Abutilon. Sh. 2 feet. 



8 A. PA'TENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 200.) stem suffruticose, 

 terete, branched, tomentose ; leaves cordate at the base, ovate- 

 lanceolate, entire, green, and smooth above, but hoary-tomentose 

 beneath; panicle many-flowered; capsule inflated, smoothish, 

 tubercled, 5-beaked, 5-celled ; cells 3-seeded. T? . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro. Flowers golden 

 yellow. This is rather an elegant plant. 



Spreading Abutilon. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



9 A. PARVIFLORUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 201.) branches suf- 

 fruticose, terete, twiggy, tomentose ; leaves cordate, acuminated, 

 entire green and smoothish above, but hoary-tomentose beneath ; 

 panicle few-flowered ; capsule inflated, puberulous, 5-beaked, 

 5-celled ; cells 3-seeded. T? . S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes. Flowers white and yellow. 



Small-flowered Abutilon. Fl. April. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



10 A. LECHENAULTIA'NUM (D. C. prod. 1. p. 468. under Sida,) 

 leaves cordate, roundish, acuminated, quite entire, velvety above, 

 hoary beneath ; pedicels many-flowered, axillary, length of pe- 

 tioles, ultimate ones disposed in a racemose panicle ; petals ob- 

 cordate ; carpels 5, somewhat bidentate. f; . S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Flowers yellow. 



Lechenault's Abutilon. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 2 to 4 ft? 



11 A. KUDIFLORUM (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 123. t. 59. under Sida,) 

 leaves roundish, cordate, acuminated, almost entire, tomentose 

 beneath ; panicle terminal, racemose ; carpels 5-7, somewhat 

 bidentate, 3-seeded. Tj . S. Native of St. Domingo. S. stel- 

 lata, Cav. diss. 1. t. 5. f. 4. Plum. spec. t. 3. Flowers large, 

 yellow. This is an elegant species. 



Naked-flowered Abutilon. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1731. Shrub 

 4 feet. 



12 A. POLYA'NDRUM (Schlecht. in Link, enum. hort. berl, 2. 

 p. 264. under SiJa,) leaves cordate, short-pointed, rather cre- 

 nulated, downy, green ; panicle leafless. ^ S. Native of? 

 Resembles A, nudiflorum. Flowers small, deep yellow. 



Polyandrous Abutilon. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1821. Sh. 3 ft. 



13 A.AURITUM (Wall, in Link, enum. hort. 2. p. 206. under 

 Sida,*) leaves profoundly cordate, with a narrow recess ; acumi- 

 nated, toothletted, pilose above, hoary beneath ; stipulas broad, 

 cordate, eared, acuminated ; flowers disposed in corymbose pani- 

 cles ; tube of stamens very villous ; carpels 5, hairy. Tj . S. 

 Native of Bengal. Flowers yellow ? 



ared-stipuled Abutilon. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1823. Sh. 4 ft. 



14 A. TIMORIE'NSE (D. C. prod. 1. p. 468. under Sida,) 

 leaves cordate, roundish, acuminated, somewhat crenate, white- 

 velvety; panicle terminal, loose; carpels 5-6, oblong, hispid. 

 Native of the Island of Timor. Flowers yellow ? 



Timor Abutilon. Shrub 3 feet. 



15 A. TRI'QUETRUM (Lin. spec. 962.) leaves cordate, acumin- 

 ate, serrulated, white-velvety; pedicels solitary, 1 -flowered; 

 carpels 5, awnless, 3-seeded ; branches triangular. fj . S. Na- 



