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GENUS I. MALVA. 
Mionadelphia Polyandria. Sez: Syst: 
Deriv. From Malasso, to soften, alluding to the mucilaginous 
properties of the’ plants. 
Gen. Cuar. Calyx: 5-cleft, persistent, surrounded by an invo- 
lucel of several setaceous bracteoles: ovary many-celled: cells 1- 
seeded: carpels capsular, indehiscent, circularly atranged round the 
axis. 
(1). Ms Mavartiana. (Linn) 
Ident. W. & A. prod..I. p, 45,—Dec. prod. I. p. 482. 
Syn. M. Mauritianica, Spr. Syst. IIT. p. 90. 
Engrav. Cav. Diss. II. t. 25. f. 2. 
Srrc. Cuan. Annual: stems erect: leaves cordate, with five 
obtuse lobes: .pétioles: somewhat tomentose on their upper side: 
pedicels several, axillary, 1-flowered::. bracteoles 3, ovate: carpels 
wrinkled on the.back:: flowers.largish, dark-purple. 
Peninsula. 
(2) M. rorunpirotra. (Linn) 
Ident. W. & A. prod. I. py 45.—Dec. prod..L. p. 483. 
Engrav. Cav. Diss. II. t:-26. f..3.—Engl. Bot. XVI. t. 1092. 
Spec. Cuar. Annual: stems herbaceous, spreading: leaves 
cordate, roundish, shortly and obtusely lobed, crenated: petioles 
elongated, sometimes with a line of hairs on their upper side : pe- 
dicels several, unequal, axillary, 1-flowered: bracteoles 3: carpels 
much wrinkled: flowers middle-sized, pale-purple. 
Madura. Mysore. Flowering in February and March. 
(3) M. Netzcuerrensis. (R. W.) 
Ident. Wight’s Spicil. I. p, 15. 
Exgrav. Wight’s Spicil. I. t. 16. 
Srec. Cuan. Annual, covered with hairs: branches somewhat 
angular: leaves long-petioled, cordate, 5-lobed: lobes ovate, dou- 
bly serrated: flowers numerous, densely aggregated in the axils: 
bracteoles 3, linear-lanceolate, acute, shorter than the calyx : petals 
deeply emarginate: carpels 10, wrinkled, pubescent : flowers rose- 
coloured, nearly twice the length of the calyx. 
Kotagherry. Flowering during the rainy season. 
GENUS Il. URENA. 
Monadelphia Polyandria. Sev: Syst : 
Deriv. The Malabar name Latinized. 
Gen, Cuan. Calyx persistent, surrounded by a 5-10-cleft inv 
