MALVACE&. XXVIII. ABUTILON. 



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tive of South America. Cav. diss. 1. t. 5. f. 1. S. trisulcata, Jacq. 

 amer. 195. Schcenbr. t. 118 Gaertn. fruct. 2. t. 134. Ac- 

 cording to Kunth this is the type of a separate genus. Flowers 

 yellow with a purple bottom. 



Triangular-branched Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1775. 

 Shrub 3 feet. 



16 A. INCA'NUM (Link. enum. hort. berl. 2. p. 204. under 

 Sida,) leaves hoary with tomentum, cordate, somewhat acumina- 

 ted, acutely crenulated ; pedicels 1 -flowered, longer than the 

 petioles ; calyxes and capsules tomentose. fj . S. Native of 

 the Sandwich Islands. Stems somewhat triangular. Flowers 

 yellow, a little longer than those of S. triquetra. 



Hoary-leaved Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub 

 3 feet. 



17 A. IN^EQUILA'TERUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 198. t. 40.) 

 leaves ovate-oblong, cordate at the base, unequal-sided, with a 

 short acumen, unequally serrately-ciliated, pilose above, somewhat 

 tomentose beneath; peduncles axillary, solitary, 1-flowered; 

 capsule 8-celled ; cells 3-seeded. ^ . S. Native of Brazil in 

 the provinces of Minas Geraes and Rio Janeiro. Flowers 

 golden-yellow. 



Unequal-sided-leaved Abutilon. Fl. Feb. Shrub 2 feet. 



18 A. GLECHOM.EF6i.rcM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 198. t. 411.) 

 stems numerous, terete, prostrate, puberulous ; leaves cordate 

 at the base, roundish, crenated, puberulous ; flowers axillary, 

 solitary ; capsule 3-5-celled, terminated by as many points ; 

 cells 3-seeded. *j . S. Native of Brazil in the province of 

 Cisplatine. Flowers pinkish. 



Ground-ivy-leaved Abutilon. Fl. Nov. Jan. Shrub 3 to 5 ft. 



19 A. RAMIFL^RUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 199.) stem simple, 

 sufFruticose, profoundly furrowed, densely tomentose ; leaves 

 cordate, acuminated, nearly entire, velvety-tomentose ; flowers 

 panicled ; capsule hispid, clammy, 5-6-celled ; cells 3-seeded. 



fy . S. Native of Brazil in the provinces of Minas Geraes and 

 Minas Novas. Flowers yellow. 



Branch-flowered Abutilon. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



20 A. LEUCA'NTHEMUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 200.) stem 

 suffruticose, angular, pubescent ; leaves cordate, acuminated, 

 quite entire, pubescent ; flowers disposed in few-flowered ra- 

 cemes ; capsule puberulous, 5-celled, 5-beaked ; cells 3-seeded. 



fj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro. 

 Flowers white. 



White-flowered Abutilon. Fl. Aug. Shrub 2 feet. 



21 A. PULCHE'LLUM (Bonpl. nav. t. 2. under Sida,) leaves 

 cordate, ovate-lanceolate, coarsely and unequally crenated, some- 

 what downy beneath from starry pubescence, scabrous above ; 

 racemes axillary, few-flowered, longer than the petioles ; carpels 

 5, 2-awned, 2-3-seeded. >j . S. Native of New Holland. Hook, 

 bot. mag. t. 2753. Flowers white. Carpels 2-seeded. The 

 plant figured in Bot. Mag. may be a distinct species, the racemes 

 being much shorter than the petioles, and the carpels not evi- 

 dently 2-awned. 



Neat Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 feet. 



22 A. LIGNOSUM (Cav. diss. 1. p. 28. t. 6. f. 2. under Sida,) 

 leaves roundish, cordate, acuminate, crenate, tomentose ; pedi- 

 cels solitary, longer than the petioles ; carpels 7-8, awnless, 3- 

 seeded, very hard. Tj . S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers 

 yellow. Stem hard. 



Woody-fruited Abutilon. Shrub 3 feet. 



23 A. OBTU SUM (Cav. diss. 1. p. 34. t. 9. f. 2. under Sida,) 

 leaves cordate, ovate, obtuse, toothed, tricuspidate ; peduncles 

 usually 4-flowered, umbellate, longer than the petioles ; carpels 

 8-10, acute, 3-seeded. Jj . S. Native of ? Flowers pale-yellow. 



Blunt-\eaved Abutilon. Shrub 3 feet. 



24 A. RAMOSUM (Cav. diss. 1. p. 28. t. 6. f. 1. under SiJa,) 

 leaves ovate, cordate, unequally and deeply toothed ; peduncles 



axillary, 4-6-flowered ; carpels 5-6, 2-awned, 3-seeded. Native 

 of Senegal and other parts of Guinea. S. Africana, Beauv. fl. 

 d. ow. 2. t. 116. Flowers yellow. 



Branched Abutilon. Fl. July. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



25 A. UMBELLA'TUM (Lin. spec. 962. under Sida,) leaves 

 roundish, cordate, toothed, rather angular, acuminate ; pedun- 

 cles usually 4-flowered, umbellate, axillary; carpels 6-11, 2- 

 awned, 3-seeded. . S. Native of Jamaica. Jacq. hort. 

 vind. t. 56. Cav. diss, 1. t. 6. f. 3. and 5. 1. 129. f. 2. Flowers 

 yellow. Peduncles somewhat 6-7-flowered. 



Umbellate-flowered Abutilon. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1788. 

 PI. 1^ foot. 



26 A. GIGANTE'UM (Jacq. Schcenbr. 2. p. 8. t. 141. under 

 Sida,) leaves roundish, cordate, crenate, tricuspidate, white and 

 velvety on both surfaces ; flowers racemose ; corollas reflexed ; 

 carpels 5, many-seeded, villous. fj . S. Native of Caraccas. 

 Carpels 8-12, according to Jacquin. Flowers yellow. 



Giant Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 10 ft. 



27 A. E'LEGANS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 207.) stem hairy; 

 leaves oblong, cordate, acuminated, unequally toothed, velvety- 

 tomentose beneath and hoary ; pedicels axillary, twin, hairy ; 

 ovary 8-celled; cells 4-9-seeded. ^. S. Native of Brazil 

 in the provinces of Rio Janeiro and Minas Geraes. Flowers red? 



Elegant Abutilon. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



* * Polycarpce. Carpels or cells 9 or more. 



28 A. REFLE'XUM (Cav. diss. 1. p. 36. t. 7. and 6. t. 195. 

 f. 1. under Sida,) leaves roundish, cordate, acuminate, crenate, 

 tomentose ; pedicels solitary, longer than the petioles ; petals 

 wedge-shaped, toothed at the apex, reflexed; carpels 12, 3- 

 seeded. ^ . S. Native of Peru in sandy places. S. retrorsa, 

 Lher. stirp. 1. t. 64. Flowers large, scarlet, with a dusky spot 

 at the base of each petal. 



Re/lexed-petalled Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1799. Sh. 4ft. 



29 A. PEDUNCULA'RE (H. B. et Kuiitli, nov. gen. amer. 5. 

 p. 273.) leaves roundish-ovate, acuminate, profoundly cordate, 

 repandly-toothed, hairy above, hoary from soft tomentum beneath ; 

 pedicels solitary, very long; petals oblong-spatulate, reflexed ; 

 carpels about 20, 3-4-seeded. Fj . S. Native of South America 

 in shady places on the banks of the river Amazon. Sida pedun- 

 cularis, D. C. prod. 1. p. 469. Flowers purple. 



Long fiower-stalked Abutilon. Shrub 4 feet. 



30 A. MICROSPE'RMUM (Cav. diss. 1. p. 29. t. 13. f. 4. under 

 Sida,) leaves roundish, cordate, acute, rather crenate ; pedicels 

 solitary, shorter than the petioles; carpels 12-13, 2-3-seeded, 

 each ending in two fringed beaks. ^ S. Native of? Flowers 

 yellow. Seeds very small. 



Small-seeded Abutilon. Shrub 2 feet. 



31 A. UMBELLI'FERUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 204.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, terete, densely tomentose ; leaves cordate at the base, 

 abruptly acuminated, velvety-pubescent above, but hoary and to- 

 mentose beneath ; flowers in umbels on the tops of long pedun- 

 cles; capsule villous, 1 2- 13-celled,with an equal number of beaks; 

 cells 3-seeded. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio 

 Grande do Sul. Flowers pinkish. 



Umbelliferous Abutilon. Shrub 7 to 8 feet. 



32 A. ESCUIE'NTUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 204.) stem shrubby, 

 terete, tomentose with grey hairs ; leaves cordate, acuminated, 

 toothed, puberulous above, and tomentose beneath ; flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary ; cells of capsule 3-seeded. Pj . S. Native of Brazil 

 in the province of Rio Janeiro, where it is called Bencao de 

 Deos, and where the inhabitants dress and eat the flowers with 

 their viands. Flowers purple. St. Hil. pi. us. bras. no. 51. 



Esculent-fiovtered Abutilon. Fl. Sept. Shrub 7 to 8 feet. 



33 A. CA'RNEUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 205.) stem suffruti- 

 cose, terete, tomentose from rufescent hairs ; leaves cordate, 



