MALVACEAE. 



S. populifolia Lam. Beloere L'Herit. Heteromischos Cav. diss. 

 v. t. 128. f. 2. (Rheede.'\i. t. 65. Rumf. iv. t. 11.) Common 

 in most parts of India. 



Leaves cordate, somewhat lobed, soft, shortly tomentose, unequally 

 toothed: stipules reflexed. Pedicels erect, longer than the petiole, 

 jointed near the flower. Calyx-segments ovate, acute. Corolla spread- 

 ing. Capsule truncated, evidently longer than the calyx ; carpels 

 1 1-20, acute, not awned, hairy. W. and A. This and other allied spe- 

 cies, used generally in India as a substitute for marsh-mallow, as an 

 emollient. 



SPH^RALCEA. 



Involucre 3-leaved, deciduous. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, 

 obliquely emarginate. Stamen-tube shorter than the petals, 

 polyandrous. Ovary many-celled ; cells 3-seeded; styles chiefly 

 consolidated; stigmas capitate. Capsule globose, umbilicated, 

 downy : cells dehiscent at the back, finally separable, 1-2-seeded. 

 Trees, shrubs, or undershrubs. Peduncles axillary. 



282. S. cisplatina Aug. de St. H. pi. us. t. 52. fl. bras. i. 210. 

 Not uncommon in the western part of the Cisplatine province 

 of Brazil. (Malvavisco.) 



Stem shrubby, slender. Leaves ovate, somewhat 3-lobed, dentate 

 or crenate, hoary underneath. Flowers axillary, racemose, secund. 

 Leaves of involucre setaceous, deciduous. A decoction used in Brazil 

 in inflammations of the bowels, and generally for the same purposes as 

 marsh mallows in Europe. 



PAVONIA. 



Calyx 5-cleft, persistent, surrounded by a 5-15-leaved invo- 

 lucel. Ovarium with 5, or rarely 4, 1-ovuled cells. Style 1, 

 8- 10- cleft at the apex. Stigmas 8-10. Carpels 5, or rarely 4, 

 capsular, connivent, 2-valved, 1 -seeded. Radicle inferior. 

 W. and A. 



283. P. diuretica Aug. de St. H.pl. us. t. 53. fl. bras. i. 234. 

 Grassy plains near Mangahy, in the western desert part of the 

 province of Minas Geraes in Brazil. 



Leaves cordate, acuminate, tooth-serrated, velvety on both sides 

 with transparent dots. Flowers axillary, solitary, sulphur coloured. 

 Involucre 6-7-leaved, shorter than the calyx. Carpels angular, mucro- 

 nate at the point. A decoction is employed in Brazil with success in 

 cases of dysury. 



MALVA. 



Calyx 5-cleft, persistent, surrounded by an involucel of usually 

 3, rarely 1-2 or 5-6, more or less oblong or setaceous bracteoles. 

 Ovarium with many cells, each with 1 ovule. Styles as many 

 as the cells. Carpels several (rarely only 5), capsular, indehi- 



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