102 CISTACE.E REAUMURIACE^ STERCULIACE^. 



* H. guttatum, Mill; E. B. 8. t. 544. © England. S. Europe. — H. plan- 

 tagineum, Pers. © S. Europe. N. Africa. — H. punctatum, Willd. © 

 France.— H. ledifolium, Mill, E. B. 34. t. 2414. © England.—//, in- 

 termedium, Thib. © Spain. — H. denticulatum, Thib. © S. France. — H. 

 salicifolium, Pers. © Spain. Italy. — H. sanguineum, Lag. © Spain. 



ORDER LXVIII.— REAUMURIACE^,— Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 91. 



Shrubs, of 2 genera, and a few species, belonging to Sicily, Egypt, 

 and Syria. — Properties unimportant. 



* R. vermicuJata, L. "fe Egypt, 



ORDER LXIX.— STERCULIACE^, Vent.— Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 92. 



Trees or shrubs, sometimes climbing or twining, referred to 82 genera. 

 DC. pr. and Spreng. syst. enumerate about 115 species for S. America. 

 Mexico and the W. Indies, which, however, have been much increased 

 since 1827 ; 19 for Bourbon and Mauritius ; 3 for Madagascar ; 2 for St. 

 Helena ; 8 for Tropical Africa ; 1 6 for New Holland and Van Diemen's 

 Land ; 2 for Timor ; 1 for Arabia ; 1 for Persia ; and 3 for China. S. Afri- 

 ca exhibits 100 forms, {Harvey) ; and the E. Indies (in a great measure 

 exclusive of Java) 111, viz., 1 of Isora ; 15 oi Helicteres ; 1 oi Pterygota ; 

 3 of Heritiera ; 1 of Sterculia ; (Endl. and Schott.) 13 of Sterculia ; (Roxb. 

 Wall. DC. — partly) ; 9 of Southwellia , 2 of Cavallium ; 2 of Hildegardia ; 

 1 of Scaj)hium ; 1 of Erythropsis ; 1 of Ophelus ; 2 of Durio ; 1 of Gossam- 

 jnnus ; 2 of Salmalia ; 1 of Pentapetes ; 3 of Melhania ; 1 of Trochetia ? 

 13 of Pterospcrmum ; 4 of Kydia ; 2 of Wallichia ; 2 of Abroma ; 2 of 

 Commersonia ; 8 of B'uttnera ; 1 of Kleinhovia ; 1 of Jiirgensia ; 3 of 

 Lochennia, Am. ; 1 of Visenia ; and 1 of Waltheria. — By far the greater part 

 of these inhabit the two Peninsulas of India, the Khassya Mountains, and 

 Assam. Some few extend to Nepal. — "Excluding Bombaceae, Java has, ac. 

 cording to Blume, 22 species ;" {Wight,) among which representatives are 

 found of his new genera — Prosthesia, Visemia, and Maranthes. 



The whole order is chiefly remarkable for abundance of mucilage and 

 tenacity of fibre. Its peculiar properties will be mentioned under the 

 different species. 



A. HelicteretE, Schott. and Endl. {Melet. hot. p. 30.) 

 I.soRA, Schott and Endl. (/, c.) 



1. cory/z/o/ia, Schott. and Endl. (/. C. — Wight icon. 1, t. 150. — Helicteres 

 Isora, L. ,— ZJC. pr. 1 , p. 475 ^—Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 143 ^—W. and A. 

 pr. \, p. 60 ;— /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 16 ,—B. M. 46, t. 2061 ;— 



