Kydia] XIX. MALVACEAE 79 



lary rays joined by white transverse bars of parenchyma, resembling wood of 

 Anonaeefe. Young shoots, inflorescence and under side of leaves grey- or 

 tawny-tomentcse. Leaves nearly ■ rl ioular, angled or slightly lobed. Hade 

 3-5, petiole l-2i in. long. Bracteoles slightly pubescent, in the bisexual flower 

 longer than calyx, when the seed ripens, 3 or 4 times the length of calyx. 

 Capsule tomentose, seeds reniform. 



Subhimalayan tract from the Indus eastward, common in the deciduous forests of both 

 peninsulas. The old leaves are shed in February, the new foliage appears in April and 

 Maj'. Fl. July-October. Fruit ripens C. S.. and hangs on the tree tor months. 



2. K. glabrescens, Masters. Bhutan. Assam. Malacca. Leaves obovate or orbicular, 

 nearly glabrous. Bracteoles spathulate, glabrous, shining. 



Order XX. STERCULIACEjE. Gen. PL i. 214. 



Trees, shrubs, climbers or herbs, frequently tomentose with stellate hairs. 

 Leaves alternate, mostly stipulate. Fl. regular, rarely zygomorphic, bisexual 

 or unisexual. Calyx more or less deeply divided into 5, rarely' less, valvate 

 lobes or segments. Petals 5 or none. Stamens commonly monadelphous, 

 with 5, 10 or 15 2-celled anthers. Fruit carpels either distinct or united into 

 a locnlicidally dehiscent capsule. 



A. Fl. unisexual or polygamous, |ietnls none. 



Anthers") 25. fruit carpels dehiscent . . . .1. Sterculia. 

 Anthers f>, carpels woody, indehiscent . . . .2. Hehitieha. 



1:. Fl. bisexual, civet shrubs or trees, lea ces palmately lobed or angled. 

 Capsule ovoiil. woody or coriaceous . . . .3. Euior./i'.XA. 



Capsule cylindrical, coriac s, hairy . 1. ETelicteres 



Capsule turbinate, membranous Abboma (p. 89 



c. Fl. bisexual, climbing shrubs, capsule globose, covered 



with prickles or bristles ...... 5. Boettkeria. 



L>. I'd. bisexual, trees, rarely shrubs, stamina] column short, 

 divided into 20 filaments, 15 with, 5 without anthers, 

 capsule tomentose or hoary, mostly cylindrical . . 6. Pteuosfermum. 



E. fl. bisexual, trees, rarely shrubs, leaves not lobed or angled. 



(a) Leaves oblong- or ovate-lam late. 



Fl, in axillary fascicles, petals short, orbicular, 



concave, hairy Leptokycbia (p. 92) 



Fl. in terminal corymbose panicles, petals clawed . 7. Reevesia, 

 (6) Leaves ovate-oblong, from an unequal-sided base 



claw of petals c 'nvc, Made bifid, segments 



linear GuAZCMA (p. 92), 



(c) Leaves broad -ovate, base often cordate. 

 Petals equal, spathulate, marcescent, capsule coria- 

 ceous, ovoid M II I A (p. 92 



Petals unequal, capsule membranous, inflated, piri- 

 form Km imc\ i x p. 92) 



Tlieobromti Cacao, Linn. A native of the West Indies and adjoining parts of South 

 \ rica cultivated on the Nilgiris and els,. where. The 9 Is yield cocoa. 



I. STERCULIA, Linn.; PI. Brit. Ind. i. 354 Sterculia, Brachychiton, 

 Pterygota, Firmiana, Schumann in Engl. u. Prantl iii. 6. 96, 97 . 



Trees, w 1 soft light, often spongy, vessels large, medullary rays prominent, 



bast very tough, Hairs stellate. I .caves entire, lobed or digitate, Fl. uni- 

 sexual or polygamous. Calyx more or less deeply 5- rarely 1-cleft, usually 



coloured. I'etals none. Antlers .">. |D, l'_'. in sonic species 'Ji > or '_'.">. on a 

 stauiiiiiil column, which in the female and bisexual (lower isadnatc toa long or 

 Bhorl gynophore, Ovary of 5 distinct carpels, 2 or more ovules in each. Fruit 



