Hibiscus. L. — Abelmoschus Medik, — Paritium Jss. 305 



Descrpt. Frutex 6 — 7 ped. altus; rami teretes, cine- 

 rascentes, setis prurientibus sparsis tecti, ad apicem florife- 

 rum glabriusculi ; folia sparsa ; petioli 5 — 6,5 poU. longi, te- 

 retes, rubri, setis prurientibus hispidi ; lamina peltato-cordata, 

 5 — 7-nervia, nervis rubentibus, inferiorum septemloba, supe- 

 riorum 5-loba, lobis acuminatis, medio dilatatis, serratis, supra 

 glabriuscula, in nervis setis solitariis obsita, subtus pilis stel- 

 latis, maximis, sparsis tecta, 4,5 poU. longa, 7,0 poU. lata; 

 stipulae lanceolatae ; flores in axillis foliorum solitarii , race- 

 mum terminalem, elongatum, erectum, apice subnutantem 

 formantes; pedunculi crassi, 1,5 poU. longi, apice incrassati ; 

 involucrum 4 — G-phyllum; foHola ovato-lanceolata, apice ru- 

 bentia, ante et post anthesin conniventia, in anthesi erecta, 

 0,7 poU. longa, 0,4 polL lata, glaberrima; calyx spathaceus, 

 laete viridis, apice obsolete 5-dentatus, lateraHter rumpens, 

 puberuhis, membranaceus, 1,2 poll. longus, post anthesin de- 

 ciduus ; corolla patens, pentapetala ; petala basi connata, sul- 

 phurea, ungue atro-sanguineo, 2,5 polL longa, 1,5 poll. lata; 

 tubus staminifer albidus; antherae flavae; stigmata 5 atro- 

 sanguinea; germen oviforme, vix puberulum; fructus parvus 

 pentagonus, ovoideo-pvramidatus, setis prurientibus hispidis- 

 simus, basi involucro emarcido dein deciduo cinctus, capsu- 

 laris, 5-loculatus, 5-valvis; valvae medio septiferae ; locidi 

 3 — 4-spermi; semina reniformi-globosa, rugoso-striata, levis- 

 sime hirsutiuscula , nigra, nitidula. — Nomen sundense: 

 Katvoro gede, i. e. maonus. 



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217. PARITIUM TILIACEUM Jss. 



Char. Gen. cf. Endl. Geu. 5-283. Msn. Gen. 27. Comm. 23. 14. H\b 

 spec. auct. et Steud. Nom. ed. II. 



Char. Spec. cf. Wght. et Arn. Prdr. I. 52. 189. Wlp. Rprt. I. 311. 1. 

 Hibiscus L. DC. Prdr. I. 454. 91. H. circinatiis Wld. DC. 1. c. 90. 

 Sprg. Syst. Veg. III. 107. 81, qui synonymum habet: H. guiueensis 

 DC. Prdr. I. 107. ^^. — H similis Bl. Bijdr. 73 e diagnosi solum- 

 modo difFert: foliis subtus albidis (nec glaucis), in nervis 3—5 me- 

 dio (nec 1—3 basi) poro instructis, involucro 10-fido (nec dentato) ; 

 — quae signa omnia maxime variabilia ne ad distinguendas varie- 

 tates quidem sufficiunt — et forsan loco vegetationis mutato pro- 

 vocantur. 



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