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HIBISCUS L. 



Hibiscus Manihot Linnaeus, S-pec. 696 (1753). — Cavanilles, 

 Monadelph. Diss. III. 172, t. 63, fig. 2 (1787). — Sims in Bot. Mag. 

 XLI. t. 1702 (1815). — De Candolle, Prodr. I. 448 (1824). — Hoolcer 

 in Bot. Mag. LIX. t. 3152 (var. /5) (1832). — Masters in Hooker f., 

 Fl. Brit. Ind. I. 341 (1874). — Hochreutiner in Ann. Cons. Jard. 

 Bot. Geneve, IV. 153 (1900). — Giirlce & Diels in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 

 469 (1900). — Hooker f. in Bot. Mag. CXXVII. t. 7752 (1901).— 

 Dunn in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXXIX. 455 (1911). — Diels in Not. Bot. 

 Gard. Edinburgh, VII. 223 (PL Chin. Forrest.) (1912). 



Western Hupeh: Ichang, thickets, alt. 30-1000 m., August 1907 

 (No. 2416; 1-2 m. tall, flowers yellow); same locality, A. Henry (No. 

 4183). Western Szech'uan: near Wa-shan, valley of Tung River, 

 alt. 800 m., August 1908 (No. 2417; 1.5-2 m. tall, flowers yellow). 

 Yunnan: Mengtsze, alt. 1600 m., A. Henry (No. 9263). 



This is a common plant in the warm parts of Hupeh, Szech'uan and Yunnan. 

 A mucilage obtained from the rootstock is used by Chinese in the manufacture of 

 paper. 



We have not considered it necessary to enumerate the numerous synonyms of 

 this variable species; for an enumeration of them we refer to Hochreutiner's 

 Revision dii genre Hibiscus, p. 131 (in Ann. Cons. Jard. Bot. Geneve, IV. 153), where 

 36 synonyms are cited. 



Hibiscus syriacus Linnaeus, Spec. 695 (1753). — Loureiro, Fl. Co- 

 chin. 420 (1790). — De Candolle, Prodr. I. 448 (1824). — Masters in 

 Hooker f., Fl. Brit. Ind. I. 344 (1874). — Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. 

 XXIII. 88 (1886). — Giirke & Diels in Bot. Jahrh. XXIX. 469 

 (1900). — Pavolini in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. n. ser. XV. 407 

 (1908). — Pampanini in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. n. ser. XVII. 432 

 (1910). — Diels in Not. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh, VII. 34, 223 (PI. 

 Chin. Forrest.) (1912). — Leveille, Fl. Kouy-Tcheou, 274 (1914). 



Altheafrutex Hort. ex Miller, Gard. Did. I. 46, 520 (1768). 

 HihiscTxs rhombifolius Cavanilles, Monadelph. Dissert. I. t. 69, fig. 3 (1790). 

 Hibiscus syriacus, var. chinensis Lindley in Jour. Hort. Soc. Land. VIII. 58 

 (1853). 



Western Hupeh: Ichang, cultivated, alt. 30-300 m., July 1907 

 (No. 2430; bush 2 m.); Nanto, A. Henry (No. 2126=*). Szech'uan: 

 Nanch'uan, A. von Rosthorn (No. 2415). Shensi: without locality, 

 1897, G. Giraldi. Formosa: Takow, Ape's Hill, alt. 3700 m., A. Henry 



