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Iiavatcra Behriana Solildl. (MaJvn Bchriana Schldl. 

 iu Linn. XX. p. 633. n. 145.) 



Loco citato e speciiuiiiiljiis dnobus incohiplotis plaiitara 

 in Novae Hollandiae aiistralis valle fliivii Miirray a Dro. Bclir 

 lectam descripsiinns et Malvac geiicri siilijiinxiimis, quam 

 uiiiic e semiuibns ex illa reo;ione acceptis vivain observavi- 

 nius Lavateraiufjne novara declaramns, cni deteotoris noraon 

 servarans, descriptioneinqiie nostram snpplemns. 



Descr. Hiimanam snb diu ciilta altitndincin fere snpcrat. 

 Canlis a basi raraosns, snb roelo mitiori sine dnbio frntescens, 

 teres , ramos emittit snb angnlo acnto iternm iterninfjne ramo- 

 sos seabros. Folia longe peliolata (petiolo laminam snpcranle) 

 infima rotnndata, basi cordata; obtnsa 7-loba, 7-ncrvia, in 

 toto raargine inde a basi crenata, surperiora sensini minns 

 cordata, basi fere trnncata (lobis scilicot basaübns liand pro- 

 dnctis), ö-loba, niinnsque praesertim basi cronata, snprema 

 landein ovata, Lasi obtnsa, scinper ö-lolia, lobo ijnpari nia^is 

 prodncto. Stipnlae e latiore triangiilari basi subito acnniina- 

 tae , brcves , dein decidnae, cicatrireni parvani rclinqnejites. 

 Flores 2 — 4 axillares pednnculati, pednnen'o 1 — 2 poll. 

 longo panllulum snb apice incrassato et gonicnlato. Jiixta 

 pednncnlos ramns plernniqne evolvitnr. Calyx externns e se- 

 palis 3 fere usqne ad basin discretis, ellipticis acntinscnlis, 

 apicibns extiis curvnlis, 2 lin. longis. Calycis intorioris 3 lin. 

 lougi sepala vix usqne ad dimidinm eonjnucta, laviniis triau- 

 gnlaribns, angulis basalibus rotnndatis leviterqne proniiimlis, 

 terrainalibus acnmiuatis erectis, dein couniventibiis. Pttala 

 ultra ^/4 poll. longa, ex nngne angnsto lale ovalia, apice 

 biloba, lobis obtusiuscnlis, diinte rosea venis satiiratioribiis, 

 nngne vero albescente imaqne basi ntrinqne ad niarginem vil- 

 losnla pallidc Intescente. h?tamina cirr. 4 lin. loiiua snperan- 

 tur a stigmatibns filiformibns. Frnctus e carpidiis 10 — 12 



