426 Malvaceae — Bombacaceae 



i)-J. H. esculentus' L. Spec. I ed. 11 (1758) p. 696; Tuss. Flor. Anl. 

 I p. 91 t. 10; Gurke in Mart. Fl. Bras. XII. III p. 569; Hocbreut. i.e. 

 p. 150. — Abelnioscliiis esrulentns Moench Meth. (1794) p. 617; Griseb. 

 Flor. p. 84. — Gombo Halt. 



Planta usque 6 iii. Flores Havi. Fructus immaturi ad olera con- 

 ticiendu ädhibentiir. 



H. quasi spout.: Jaeger n. 5, prope Gonaives: Buchn. 27. — Cult. 

 et subspont. in Bahama (ex Hitclic), Cuba (ex Maza), Jamaica (ex Macf.), 

 Portorico, St. Thomas (ex Egg.), St. Croix (it.), St. Jan (it.), St. Martin 

 (ex Bold.), Saba (it.), St. Eustache (it.), Guadeloupe (ex Duss), Martinique, 

 Barbados (ex Marc), Bouaire (ex Bold.), Curayao (it.), Aruba (it.). — 

 Patria regiones tropicae orbis veteris. 



6;>. H. abolmoschiis L. Spec. 1 ed. II (1753) p. 696; Gurke in 

 Mart. Fl. Bras. XII. III p. 570; Hochreut. 1. c. p. 150. — AbebnoscJms 

 nioschatus Medio. Malv. (17S7) p. 46; Griseb. Flor. p. 84. — Algalia 

 Doming. 



D. in prov. Barahoua pi'ope Barahona ad rivulum Bicau: Fuertes 

 u. 204. — Cult. V. subspont. in Bahama (ex Gard. et Brace), Cuba, 

 Jamaica (ex Macf.), Portorico, Saba, Guadeloupe (ex Duss), Martinique 

 (it.), St. Vincent, Barbados (ex Mayc), Grenada, Tobago, Trinidad (ex 

 0. Ktze.). — Patria verisim. Asia austr. 



64. H. vitifolius L. Spec. I ed. II (1753) p. 696; Cav. Diss. III 

 p. 145 t 58 f. 2; Griseb. Flor. p. 85; Hochreut. I.e. p. 168 (146). 



H.: Poiteau, prope Cap Haitien, fl. VII: Harshberger n. 23. — 

 Cuba, Jamaica, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts, Dominica (ex Gr.), Mar- 

 tinique, St. Vincent, Barbados, Tobago, Trinidad, Africa calidior, Arabia, 

 Asia austro-or., Ins. sundaicae. 



Species cultae. 



H. sabdariflfa L. Spec. I ed. II (1753) p. 695; Gurke in Mart. Fl. Bras. 

 XII. m p.556; Hochreut. 1. c. p. 116. — Nicols. St. Doming. (1776) p. 281 

 t. 3. — Oseille de Guinee rouge Halt. — H. ex Nicolson. — Cult. v. sub- 

 spont. in Bahama (ex Gard. et Brace), Cuba, Jamaica (ex Hitchc), Portorico, 

 St. Thomas (ex Egg ), St. Croix (it.), St. Eustache (ex Bold.), Guadeloupe (ex 

 Duss), Martinique, St. Vincent (ex Kew Bull. n. 81), Barbados (ex Mayc), 

 Tobago. — Patria orbis geront. trop. 



H. schizopetalus (Mast.) Hook.f. in Bot. Mag. (ISSU) t. 6524; Hoch- 

 reut. 1. c. p. 131. [H. Rosa sinensis var. schixoiJetaius M. Mast, in Gard. Chon. 

 n. ser. XII 1879 p. 272 f. 45 et p. 372), frutex 2,6—5 m. floribus albis, 

 sub nomine Hibiscus in H. prope Plaisance 250 m.: Buch n. 385, in D. 

 in Constanza -et in capitali: v. Türckheim ornamenta causa colitur. — Cuba, 

 Portorico (ex Cook et Coli.), St. Martin (ex Bold.), Saba (it.), St. Eustache 

 (it.). — Patria Africa trop. Orient. 



H. rosa sinensis L. Spec. I ed. II (1753) p. 694; Gurke in Mart. Fl. 

 Bras. Xll. III p. 545; Hochreut. I.e. p. 133, frutex 5 — 7 m. floribus rubris 



