MALVACEZ. 151 
in capitule, the greater part aborting at maturity ; a few accrescent, 
scarcely separating from axis, dorsally dehiscing in 2 valves. Seed 
adscendent (of J/a/ope).—Lofty perennial herbs; leaves angular ; 
flowers’ axillary solitary or o, pedunculate, encircled at base by 
involucel 6—9-fid, lorger than calyx (South bank of Danube’). 
60. Palava Cav.'—Flowers of Kitaibelia ; styles filiform, apex 
swollen stigmatiferous; mature carpels «% (of MJalope), indehiscent 
separating from receptacle.—Glabrous or tomentose herbs ; leaves 
usually lobed or dissected, flowers‘ ecalyculate axillary, solitary, 
pedunculate (Chili, Peru’). 

X. URENEZÆ. 
61. Urena L.—Flowers hermaphrodite ; calyx 5-fid or 5-dentate, 
valvate. Corolla (of d/alvee) and stamens (very rarely aborting 
5-10); column below apex truncate or 5-dentate, filaments shortly 
or very shortly exserted; anthers reniform, 1-locular, extrorsely 
rimose. Germen 5-locular; cells oppositipelatous; 1 ovule, ascen- 
dent; micropyle extrorse inferior; style branches 10 (of which 5 
alternate with the cells), capitellate stigmatiferous at apex. Mature 
carpels separating from short axis at maturity, smooth, reticulate or 
externally echinulate or aristate, sometimes muricate, or glochidiate 
(Zvurena), more rarely membranous-2-winged, or coriaceous, and 
outwardly mucilaginous (Zopinia), either indehiscent (Zebretonia, 
Evurena), or dehiscent 2-valved ; seed ascendent (of d/alvee).— 
Shrubs, undershrubs or herbs, glabrescent, tomentose or hispid ; 
leaves often angular or lobed; flowers sessile or more or less long- 
pedunculate, sometimes at apex of branches capitate-congested or 
glomerulate bractlets 5-20, free or connate among themselves at 
base, and also with tube of calyx in verticillate involucel under 
flower (4/7 the warm regions of the Globe). See p. 94. 

1 Handsome, white or pink. 
2 Spee. 1. K. vitifolia W., loc. cit, — 
Wazpsr. & Kirain., Pl. Rar. Hung., i. 29, t. 3. 
—Reicue., Ic. Fl. Germ., v., t. 165.—WALP., 
Rep., i. 290. 
3 Diss., 40, t. 11, figs. 4, 5.—Sav., in Lemk. 
Dict., iv. 695; Ill, t. 577.—DC., Prodr., i. 
458.—ENDL., Gen., n. 5266.—PayeEr, Thèse 
Malvac., 16.—BENTH., in Journ. Linn. Soc., 
vi. 101—B. H., Gen., 200, n. 3.—Palavia 
Mencu, Meth., 609. 
4 Purple. 
5 Spee. 2, 3, Lufirrr., Stirp., t. 50 (Malope). 
—Lamx., Jil., t. 577.— Bot. Mag., t. 3100.— 
Bot. Reg., t. 1875,—Watp., Rep., i. 190. 
