MALVACEA. 147 
petiolate ; flowers' axillary in fasciculate cymes; pedicels 1-flowered, 
articulate at middle (Vew Zealand’). 
51. Palgianthus Forsr'—Calyx 5-dentate or 5-fid, sometimes 
angular (Lawrencia'), valvate. Corolla (malvaceous) often small 
connate with androceum at base. Stamens oo ; filaments connate at 
base in tubular, or urceolate column finally free ; anthers (sometimes 
sterile) stipitate or sessile, extrorse 1, 2-locular, rimose. Carpels (in 
polygamous species, sometimes abortive) either solitary or 2 (Philipo- 
dendron Asterotrichion'), sometimes 4, 5 (Lawrencia, Blepharanthe- 
mum’), more rarely oo (Hoherianthus*); ovules (sometimes aborting) 
solitary in each germen, descending ; micropyle introrse superior ;* 
styles same in number, apex stigmatiferous filiform, or variously 
thickened, sometimes clavate or subcapitate, upper part inwardly 
longitudinally papillose. Carpels 1, 2, or 3- finally separating 
from axis, erostrate, siccate, indehiscent, or sometimes irregularly 
torn, 1-spermous.—Small trees or usually shrubs, rarely herbs ; 
leaves much varied in form entire or sinuate, angular, rarely lobed ; 
flowers" solitary or in cymes ; cymes axillary, with or without bracts, 
sometimes few in axillary racemes, more rarely (Lawrencia) im 
spikes, sometimes long terminal, bracteate (Australia and New 
Zealand"). 
52. Abutilon T."—Calyx 5-fid, valvate. Corolla of J/alvea 

1 White. Hook. Fr. (2. N.-Zel., 1, 31, t. 11). A species 
2 Spee. 1. H. populnea A. Cunn., loc. cil.— of Plagianthus, flowers œ-gynous. E 
Hoox., Zcon., t. 565, 566.—A. Gray, Amer. 3 Coat double. 
Expl. Exp, Bot, i. 180.—H. angustifolia 10 Small, usually whitish, sometimes greenish. 
Raout, Ch. de Pl. N.-Zél., 48, t. 26.—Hoox. N Spec. about 10. Bonpt., Malmais., t. 2 
Ki, ANS Zl, 1. 305 (Sida).—G. Don, Gen. Syst., i, 501 (Abutilon). 
3 Char. Gen., 85, t. 48.—DC., Prodr., i. 477. —Linpx., in Bot. Reg., (1838), Misc, 22.— 
Enpu., Gen. n. 5311.—Payer, Organog, Nes, in Pl. Preiss., i, 242 (Lawrencia),— 
47,t. 7.—B. H., Gen., 202, 982, n. 11.—H. Hoox. #., Fl, Tasm.,i. 48 (Laurencia) ; Handb. 
By., in Payer Fam, Nat., 284.—LEM. & Done, N.-Zeal. F1, 29,—BeEntH., in Jowrn, Linn. 
Tr. Gén., 348.—Gynatric ALEF., in Œstr. Bot.  Soe., vi. 101; Fl. Austral., i, 187.—F. MUELL., 

Zeit. (1862), 33 (ex Wazr., Ann., vii. 394). Pl. Vict., i. 162.—-Bot. Mag., t: 2753, 3306 
4 Hoox., Icon., t. 261, 417.—Wrencelia A. (Sida).—Watp., Rep., ii. 789; v. 89 (Lau- 
Gray, Amer, Expl. Exr., Bot., 180, not. rencia) ; vii. 390. 
5 Porr., in Ann, Se, Nat., sér. 2, viii. 183, t. 3. 2 Inst., 99 (part.).—GærTN., Fruct., ii. 251, 
—ENDL., Gen., n.5358.—H, BN., in Adansonia, t.185.—ENDL., Gen., n. 5292.—DuCHTRE, in 
ii. 179; in Payer Fam. Nat., 284.—Halotham- Ann. Se. Nat., sér, 3, iv., 187.—Payer, These 
nus F, Murtt., Pl. Vict., i. 158. Malvac., 4, 23.—A. Gray, Gen, Iil., t. 125.— 
5 Ku, in Link,, Kl. et Ott. Ic. Pl., 19, t. 8. B. H., Gen., 204, 982, n. 21.—H. By., in 
7 Ku., Loc. cit., 20. Payer Fam. Nat. 280.—Abutilea ¥. MUELL., 
8 The type of this section is Hoheria Lyallii in Linnea, xxv. 379. 
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