MALVACEAE. XXVIII. ABUTILON. 



503 



in cultivated ground. Sida Abutilon, Lin. spec. 963. Houtt. 

 syst. 8. t. 61. Schkuhr. handb. t. 190. Flowers deep yellow. 



Avicenna's Abutilon. Fl. July s Aug. Clt. 1596. PI. 3 or 

 4 feet. 



52 A. PAUCIFLORUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 206.) stem suffru- 

 ticose, terete, hairy ; leaves roundish, heart-shaped, acuminated, 

 unequally toothed, velvety on both surfaces, hoary beneath ; 

 flowers axillary, solitary ; capsule villous, 12-13-horned, 12- 

 13-celled; cells 4-9-seeded. fj . S. Native of Brazil in the 

 southern part of the province of Cisplatine. Flowers red. 



Few-flowered Abutilon. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



53 A. JACQUINI ; leaves cordate, undivided, acuminate, cre- 

 nated, downy; peduncles length of petioles ; carpels 10, 3- 

 seeded. O- S. Native of Jamaica. Sida abutiloides, Jacq. obs. 

 1. p. 17. t. 7. Lavatera Americana, Lin. spec. 973. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Jacquin's Abutilon. PI. 4 feet. 



54 A. ASIA'TICUM (Lin. spec. 964. under Sida,) leaves cor- 

 date, ovate-oblong, toothed, velvety ; pedicels longer than the 

 petioles ; carpels 20, 3-seeded, truncated, acute, almost equal in 

 length with the calyx, woolly. O- S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Cav. diss. 1. p. 31. t. 7. f. 2. and 5. t. 128. f. 1. Lher. 

 stirp. p. 130. Flowers small, yellow. 



Asiatic Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1768. PI. 2 feet. 



55 A. SONNERATIA'NUM (Cav. diss. 1. p. 29. t. 6. f. 4. under 

 Sida,) leaves roundish, cordate, acuminated, toothed, tomentose ; 

 peduncles solitary, longer than the leaves ; carpels 9, 3-seeded, 

 truncate, obtuse, longer than the calyx. $ 1 S. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Resembles A. Asidticum. Flowers yellow. 



Sonnerat's Abutilon. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1806. PI. 2 ft. 



56 A. CISTIFLORUM (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 

 652. under Sida,) leaves ovate, cordate, acuminated, crenate- 

 toothed, clothed with white tomentum ; peduncles axillary, soli- 

 tary, 1 -flowered, twice the length of the petioles; carpels 10-13, 

 obtuse, villous; stipulas setaceous, spreading. Like Sida disticha, 

 Flowers probably yellow. 



Cistus-flowered Abutilon. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



57 A. IBARUE'NSE (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 272.) leaves roundish, profoundly cordate, acuminate, on long 

 stalks, crenate-toothed, clothed with very soft tomentum, hoary 

 above, and white beneath ; peduncles axillary, 2-flowered. Tj . S. 

 Native of Quito in South America. Flowers pale yellow. Sida 

 Ibarrnsis, D. C. prod. 1. p. 470. Cells of capsule 3-seeded. 



Ibarra Abutilon. Shrub 6 feet. 



58 A. PETIOLA'RE (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. amer. 



I. c.) leaves roundish, profoundly cordate, acuminate, on long 

 stalks, doubly toothed, soft, pubescent above, but clothed with 

 white tomentum beneath; pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered ; carpels 



II, truncate and angular at the apex, 3-4-seeded. Tj . S. Native 

 of New Granada. Sida petiolaris. D. C. prod. 1. p. 478. 

 Flowers white, the size of those of A. Jacc/uini, 



Long leaf-stalked Abutilon. Shrub 4 feet. 



59 A. GEMINIFLORUM (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec, 

 amer. 5. p. 274. t. 474.) leaves ovate, cordate, acuminated, 

 crenate-serrate, hairy ; pedicels axillary, twin, 1- flowered ; 

 flowers with 13 styles ; calyxes clothed with rusty tomentum. 

 Tj.. S. Native of Caraccas. Sida geminiflora, D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 470. Resembles A. sylvdticum, but differs in having 4 

 ovulse in each cell. Flowers from white to yellow. 



Twin-flowered Abutilon. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



60 A. POPULIFOLIUM (Lam. diet. 1. p. 7. under Sida,) leaves 

 roundish, cordate, acuminate, unequally and repandly toothed, 

 tomentose; peduncles longer than the petioles ; carpels 11-19, 

 3-seeded, truncate, acute, longer than the calyx. O. S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Beloere, Rheed. mal. 6. t. 45. S. Beloere, 

 Lher. stirp. 1. p. 130. S. populifolia, Cav. diss. 1. p. 32. t. 



7. f. 9. S. heteromischos, Cav. diss. 2. p. 55. and 5. p. 275. 

 t. 128. f. 2. Flowers yellow. Stem dark purple. 



Poplar-leaved Abutilon. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 



2 to 6 feet. 



61 A. HI'RTUM (Lam. diet. 1. p. 7. under Sida,) leaves roundish, 

 cordate, acuminate, toothed, clothed with white tomentum be- 

 neath ; peduncles longer than the petioles ; carpels 15-17, trun- 

 cate, acute, shorter than the calyx. O- S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Rumph. amb. 4. t. 10 ? S. pilosa, Lher. stirp. 1. p. 

 130.- Branches hairy with pili, but much less so than in the fol- 

 lowing species. Flowers pale-yellow. 



Hairy Abutilon. FL July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 3 feet. 



62 A. MOLLE (Ort. dec. p. 65.) leaves cordate, orbicular, 

 acuminate, unequally crenate-toothed, clothed with soft pubes- 

 cence ; peduncles 1 -2-flowered, shorter than the petioles ; car- 

 pels 8-10, 3-seeded, mucronate, acuminated, a little longer than 

 the calyx ; branches very hairy. Tj . S. Native of Peru. 

 Hook. bot. mag. 2759. S. grandifolia, Willd. enum. p. 724. 

 Flowers yellow, rather large. 



Soft-leaved Abutilon. Fl. Nov. Dec. Clt. 1816. Shrub 10 

 to 20 feet. 



63 A. MOLLI'SSIMUM (Cav. diss. 2. p. 49. t. 14. f. 1.) leaves 

 large, roundish, cordate, acuminate, toothed, velvety ; peduncles 

 usually 2-flowered, shorter than the petioles ; carpels 11, trun- 

 cate, 3-seeded, bidentate, equal in length with the 10-angled 

 calyx, fy . S. Native of Peru in woods near the river Marag- 

 non. S. cistiflora, Lher. stirp. 1. p. 127. t. 61. Corolla sul- 

 phur-coloured, a little longer than the calyx. Stem tomentose. 



Fery-so/i-leaved Abutilon. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1789. 

 Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



64 A. PU'LCHRUM (Coll. hort. rip. p. 129. t. 34. under Sida,) 

 stem erect, and is as well as the petioles very villous ; leaves 

 orbicularly cordate, unequally toothed, somewhat 3-lobed at the 

 apex ; peduncles solitary, 1 -flowered, shorter than the petioles ; 

 carpels 10-12, globose, aggregate, mutic, 3-seeded. T? . S. 

 Native of the island of St. Martha. Flowers elegant, yellow, 

 with a dark centre. 



Fair Abutilon. FL July, Aug. Clt. 1826. Shrub 1 to 



3 feet. 



65 A. EXSTIPULA'RE (Cav. diss. 2. p. 56. t. 14. f. 2.) leaves 

 ovate, cordate, acuminate, tomentose, without stipulas ; pedicels 

 solitary, shorter than the petioles ; carpels 30, truncate, awnless, 

 shorter than the calyx, 1 -3-seeded. J? S. Native of the island 

 of Bourbon. Flowers yellow. 



Exstipular Abutilon. Shrub 3 feet. 



66 A. TRUNCA'TUM (Cav. diss. 1. p. 35. t. 6. f. 7.) leaves 

 roundish, cordate, truncate and obtuse at the apex, toothed, to- 

 mentose ; pedicels longer than the petioles ; carpels 9, awnless. 

 O- S. Native of St. Domingo. Carpels 1, or perhaps many- 

 seeded. Flowers sulphur-coloured. 



Truncate-capsuled Abutilon. PL 2 feet. 



67 A. TERMINABLE (Cav. diss. 1. p. 29. t. 6. and 6. 1. 195. f. 

 2. under Sida,) leaves ovate, cordate, deeply crenate, tomentose ; 

 racemes terminal, elongated, bracteate ; carpels 10-12, awnless, 

 villous, capitate, larger than the calyx, 3-seeded. Tj . S. Native 

 near Monte- Video, &c. Flowers yellowish, rose-coloured on 

 the outside. St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 203. 



Terminal-flowered Abutilon. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



68 A. AFFI'NE (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 121. under Sida,) shrubby ; 

 leaves cordate, oblong, crenate-toothed, hoary-tomentose be- 

 neath ; peduncles terminal, corymbose ; calyx silky ; capsule 

 villous, mutic. Jj . S. Native of Monte Video. 



Allied Abutilon. Shrub. 



69 A. PERMOLLE (Willd. enum. p. 725. under Sida,) leaves 

 roundish, cordate, acuminate, unequally crenate, tomentose ; 

 peduncles axillary, solitary, upper ones somewhat racemose ; 



