MALVACEAE. 95 



3. Malvastrnm A. Git AY. 



Malvastrum tricuspidatum A. GRAY ; BENTK. Fl. Hougk. p. 32 ; 

 FORBES et HEMSL. lud. Fl. Sin. I. p. 84; HENRY List PI. Formos. p. 20; 

 MATSUM. et HAY ATA Fnum. PI. Formos. p. 51. 



HAB. Hosan, Tamsui. 



DISTRIB. Indigene of America ; but now widely diffused. 



4. Sida 



DichotomoHS Key to the Formosan Specie*. 



(1) Leaves densely villose ................................ S. corJifolia. 



Leaves glabrous, slightly hispid. (2) 



(2) Leaves cordate, cuspidate at the base. (3) 

 Leaves rhomboid, acute or obtuse or lanceolate. (4) 



(3) Leaves small, 2] cm. long ............................... . Jmmilis. 



Leaves Large, 8-9 cm. long ........................... S. mysorensis. 



(4) Leaves much broader, peduncles longer ................ & rJtombifolia. 



Leaves much narrower, peduncles shorter. ................ S. acuta. 



Sida COrdifolia LINN. Sp. PL ed-2, p. 9(51 ; DC. Prodr. I. p 464 ; 

 BEXTH. Fl. Hongk. p. 33 ; MAST, in HOOK. f. FL Brit. lud. I. p. 324 ; FORBES 

 et HEMSL. lud. Fl. Sin. I. p. 85 ; HENRY List PL Formos. p. 20 ; MATSUM. 

 et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 5] . 



HAB. Tamsui, Shintiku, Chuko, Takow. 



DISTRIB. Widely diffused in tropical and subtropical regions. 



Sida humilis WILLD. Sp. PL HI. p. 744 ; DC. Prodi-. I. p. 463 ; 

 BENTH. FL Hongk. p. 32; MAST, in HOOK. f. FL Brit. lud. I. p. 322; 

 FORBES et HEMSL, Ind. Fl. Sin. I. p. 85 ; HEXRY List PL Formos. p. 20 ; 

 MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PL Formos. p. 52. 



HAB. Tainan, Takow, South Cape. 



DISTRIB. Tropical Asia, Africa and Ainoric.i. 



