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MALVACEAE. XXVIII. ABUTILON. 



acuminated, toothed, puberulous above, but clothed with white 

 tomentum beneath ; flowers solitary, terminal ; capsule tomen- 

 tose, 10-horned, 10-celled ; cells 4-9-seeded. fy . S. Native of 

 Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro. Flowers flesh-coloured. 

 .FfesA-coloured-flowered Abutilon. Fl. Sept. Shrub 1 to 3 ft. 



34 A. IMBE'RBE (D.C. prod. 1. p. 469. under Sida,) leaves cor- 

 date, acute, crenulate, white and velvety on both surfaces, upper 

 leaves almost sessile ; pedicels solitary, 3 -times longer than the 

 petioles ; carpels 12-13, a little inflated, rather scabrous, or ciliat- 

 ed, awnless. Native of Guadaloupe and St. Domingo. Resem- 

 bles A. crispum, Lin. Flowers yellow. 



Beardless Abutilon. Shrub 2 feet. 



35 A. RUFB'SCENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 205. t. 42.) stem 

 shrubby, tomentose, rusty ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, obtuse at 

 the base, acuminated at the apex, toothed, smooth above, tomen- 

 tose beneath ; flowers corymbose ; capsule subglobose, very 

 villous, mutic, 13-16-celled; cells 4-9-seeded. Jj.S. Native 

 of Brazil. Flowers yellow. 



Var. ft, confertum (St. Hil. 1. c. p. 206.) leaves lanceolate, 

 sublinear, more crowded and smooth than in var. a. Brazil at 

 Villa Rica. 



Rufescent Abutilon. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



36 A. CRI'SPUM (Lin. spec. 964. under Sida,) leaves cordate, 

 acuminate, crenated, rather tomentose, upper ones sessile ; pedi- 

 cels solitary, longer than the petioles, when in fruit deflexed ; 

 carpels 12-13, 3-seeded, inflated, awnless, undulately-curled 

 with a hairy keel. () S. Native of Carolina, New Spain, 

 Providence, Bahama Islands and Peru by the sea-coast. Dill, 

 elth. t.5. f. 5. Cav. diss. 1. p. 30. t. 7. f. 1. and 5. t. J35. 

 f. 2. S. amplexicaulis, Lam. diet. l.p. 7. Flowers white, small. 



Curled-fruited Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1726. PI. 1 ft. 



37 A. AMPLEXIFOLIUM (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 469. under Sida,) leaves cordate, acuminate, 

 crenated, upper ones sessile, stem-clasping ; panicle terminal, 

 many-flowered. If. . S. Native of Mexico. Flowers yellow. 

 Fruit-bearing pedicels erect. 



Clasping-leaved Abutilon. PI. 1 foot. 



38 A. RIVULA'RE (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 202.) stem sufFruti- 

 cose, terete, tomentose ; leaves cordate, oblong, obtuse, toothed, 

 tomentose; flowers umbellate; capsule very villous, mutic, 10- 

 1 2-celled ; cells 3-seeded. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the 

 province of Cisplatine on the banks of a rivulet called Rio del 

 Same. Flowers red. 



Rivulet Abutilon. Fl. Dec. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



39 A. VIRGA'TUM (Cav. icon. 1. p. 53. t. 73. under Sida,) 

 leaves cordate, ovate, acuminated, serrated, puberulous ; pedicels 

 solitary, longer than the petioles ; petals shorter than the calyx ; 

 carpels 7-9, 2-awned, 3-seeded. ^ . S. Native of Peru. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Twiggy Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub 3 ft. 



40 A. MICRA'NTHUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. l.p. 208.) leaves cor- 

 date, acuminated, toothed, tomentose beneath ; flowers large, 

 racemosely-glomerated ; capsule globose, mutic, very villous, 

 1 2-celled ; cells 4-9-seeded. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. 



Small-Jlonered Abutilon. Shrub 2 to 6 feet. 



41 A. ARBOREUM (Lin. fil. suppl. 397. Lher. stirp. p. 131.' 

 t. 63. under Sida,) leaves orbicular, cordate, acuminate, cre- 

 nated, tomentose; stipulas ciliated; pedicels longer than the 

 leaves; carpels 13-15, truncate, villous, 5-seeded. Tj . S. 

 Native of Peru. S. Peruviana, Cav. diss. 1. p. 36. t. 7. f. 8. 

 and 5. t. 130. S. grandifolia, Poir. suppl. 1. p. 31. Flowers 

 large, sulphur-coloured, or nearly white. 



Tree Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1772. Tree 12 feet. 



42 A. MONTA'NUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 207.) stem shrubby, 

 terete, branched, pubescent ; leaves cordate, acuminated, serrate, 

 puberulous above, tomentose, and much paler beneath ; flowers 



axillary, solitary, and twin ; capsule villous, mutic, 1 0-celled ; 

 cells 4-9-seeded. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the provinces of 

 Rio Janeiro and Minas Geraes. Flowers purple. 

 Mountain Abutilon. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



43 A. MAURITIA'NUM (Jacq. icon. rar. 1. 1. 137. under Sida,) 

 leaves -roundish, cordate, acuminate, toothed, tomentose beneath ; 

 pedicels longer than the petioles ; carpels 30, 3-seeded, trun- 

 cated, beaked, villous, longer than the calyx. Tj . S. Native 

 of the Mauritius. S. plan! flora, Cav. diss. l.p. 32. t. 7. f. 4. 

 and 5. t. 135. f. 1. Flowers orange-coloured. 



Mauritian Abutilon. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1 789. Sh. 3 ft. 



44 A. ATROPURPU'REUM (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea, 

 1. p. 652. under Sida,) leaves orbicularly-cordate, acuminated, 

 unequally crenate, pubescent above from simple and stellate 

 hairs, tomentose beneath ; stipulas leafy, unequally cordate ; 

 panicle terminal ; pedicels much shorter than the petioles ; car- 

 pels about 10, truncate, acuminated, longer than the calyx. 



T? S. Native of Java. Flowers dark-purple. 

 Dark-purple-flowered Abutilon. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



45 A. GLOBIFLORUM (Hook, bot. mag. 2821. under Sida,) 

 smooth ; leaves on long stalks, cordate, serrated, tapering 

 much at the apex and entire ; peduncles solitary, length of 

 petioles ; calyx truncate at the base ; corolla subglobose. *? . S. 

 Native of the Mauritius. Stamens collected into a globe at the 

 top of the tube, exserted beyond the corolla. Style tipped by 10 

 capitate stigmas. Carpels 10. Flowers large, globose, cream- 

 coloured. This is certainly a species of Periptera, or a new 

 genus. 



Globe-flowered Abutilon. Fl. Nov. Clt. 1825. Sh. 4 to 5 fl. 



46 A. TILIJEFOLIUM (Fisch. cat. hort. goren. 1808. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 470. under Sida,) leaves roundish, cordate, with a 

 broad recess, acuminate, toothed, soft, pubescent ; pedicels 

 shorter than the petioles; carpels 15, hairy, 2-awned. 0. G. 

 Native of China and Thibet. Willd. enum. 722. Jacq. fil. 

 eccl. 1. f. 35. Flowers yellow. Leaves large. 



Lime-tree-leaved Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1821. PI. 

 2 feet. 



47 A. MU'TICUM (Delil. ill. aeg. no. 633. under Sida,) leaves 

 orbicular, cordate, somewhat acuminated, coarsely toothed, 

 clothed with soft tomentum on both surfaces ; pedicels shorter 

 than the petioles ; carpels 25-30, hairy, awnless, scarcely longer 

 than the calyx. Native of Upper Egypt. Flowers yellow. 



^nrnfess-capsuled Abutilon. PI. 1 foot. 



48 A. CIRCINNA'TUM (Willd. herb, ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 119. 

 under Sida,) shrubby ; leaves roundish, cordate, acutish, nearly 

 entire, tomentose; peduncles 1 -flowered, elongated; capsule 

 bladdery. ^ . S. Native of South America near the river 

 Amazon. Flowers probably yellow. 



Circinnate-\ea.ved Abutilon. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



49 A. SPECIOSUM (Willd. herb, ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 119. 

 under Sida,) shrubby ; leaves cordate, acuminated, crenately- 

 serrate, stellately-tomentose ; stipulas obsolete ; peduncles twin, 

 elongated, 1 -flowered; carpels mutic. Tj.S. Native of Brazil 

 and Cumana. Flowers rose-coloured. Perhaps a species of 

 Sida. 



Sheny Abutilon. Shrub 4 feet ? 



50 A. AMERICA'NUM (Lin. spec. 963. under Sida,) leaves 

 cordate, oblong, undivided, tomentose ; pedicels shorter than 

 the leaves ; carpels 12, tomentose, acuminated, length of the 

 calyx. Tj . S. Native of Jamaica. Flowers large, yellow. 



American Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1733. Sh. 6 ft. 



51 A. AVICE'NNJE (Gaert. ex D. C. prod. 1. p. 469.) leaves 

 roundish, cordate, acuminated, toothed, tomentose ; pednncles 

 shorter than the petioles ; carpels 15, truncate, 2-beaked, hairy, 

 3-seeded. H. Native of the South of France, Switzerland, 

 and both Indies. In North America from Pennsylvania to Carolina 



