334 XXVI. MALVACEiE. (Maxwell T. Masters.) [Senra. 



Petals 5, combined below. Staminal-tvbe sliglitly 5-toothed, antberiferous 

 below the summit. Filamervts numerous. Ovary 5-celled, cells 2-ovuled ; 

 styles 5, stigma capitate. Capsule loculicidally 6-valved, valves opposite 

 the sepals. Seeds reniforni, ascending, 1 in each cell. 



1. S. incana, Cav. Diss. ii. 83, t. 35, f. 3 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, i. 838 ; Mast, 

 in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. 194. Serraea incana, Decaisne in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 2. 

 iv. 70, t. 4 ; Wight Ic. t. 1592. S. rupestris, Edgew. Gat. Band. PI. 44 J ; 

 Diimreichera, Hoclist. in Schimp. PI. Abyss, exsicc. 



SiNDH, on rocks, Stocks, Vicary ; ? Banda, Udgeworth—DisTsiB. Arabia, Abyssinia, 



Leaves long-potioled, denticulate ; stipules fugitive. Peduncles shorter than the 

 petiole, ultimately deflexed. Bracteoles oval, cordate, membranous. Calyx bell- 

 shaped. Petals obovate, yellow or violet, exceeding the calyx, shorter than the brac- 

 teoles. Seeds pilose and with black dots. — Varies in size of calyx and bracteoles. 



12. HIBISCUS, Medik. 



Herbs shrubs or trees. Leaves stipulate, usually more or less palmately- 

 lobed. Inflorescence axillary. Bracteoles 5 or more, rarely fewer or 0, free, 

 or connate at the base. Calyx 5-toothed or 5-fid, valvate, sometimes 

 spathaceous and circumsciss. Petals 5, connate at the base with the stami- 

 nal-tube. Staminal-tvbe truncate or 5-toothed at the summit ; filaments 

 many ; anthers reniform, 1-ceUed. Ovary 5-celled, cells opposite the sepals, 

 each with 3 or more ovules ; styles 5, connate below, stigma capitate or sub- 

 spathulate. Capsule loculicidally 5-valved, sometimes with a separate endo- 

 carp, or with false dissepiments forming a spuriously lOcelled fruit. Seeds 

 glabrous, hairy or woolly. — Disteib. A genus of about 150 species, most 

 abundant in the tropical regions of both hemispheres. 



Sect. 1. Trionum, Medik. Calyx membranous, 5-cleft, ventrieose. 



■ 1. K. Trionum, L. ; DC. Prodr. i. 453 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, i. 840. H. 

 vesicarius, Cav. Diss. iii. 171, t. 64, f . 2 ; W.SA. Prodr. L 48 ; Dalz. dc Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 19. H. dissectus, Wall. Cat. 2696. 



Western Himalaya; Kashmir, Simla; Bekgal, Concan, Sikdh. — Distkib. S. Europe 

 and hotter parts of the Old World. 



Annual, more or less pubescent. Lon'er leaves orbicular, undivided, npper 3-5-parted, 

 lobes obovate-oblong, obtuse, toothed. Bracteoles numerous, linear. Flowers IJ in. 

 diam., yellow with a purple spot. Calyx with hispid green nerves. Capsule oblong, 

 obtuse. Seeds glabrous. — ^Variable in pubescence, lobing of leaf, size of flower, &c. 



Sect. 2. Furcaria, DC. Calyx persistent, 5-cleft. Bracteoles distinct, 

 forked at the apex, or provided with a leafy appendage. 



2. K. surattensis, Linn. ; DC. Prodr. i. 449 ; stem with recurved 

 prickles, stipules leafy broad ear-shaped. W. & A. Prodr. i. 48 ; Roxb. Fl. 

 Ind. iii. 205 ; Wight Ic. t. 197 ; Cav. Diss. iii. t. 53, f. 1 : Thwaites Enum. 

 26 : WaU. Cat. 1893, 1, 2, 3, D, E, F, G ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 20 ; Mast, 

 in 'Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. 201 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. L pt. 2, 161. H. furcatus, 

 Wall. Cat. 1896 C, not of Poxb.—Pheede Bort. Mai. vi. t. 44. 



Hotter parts of Ikdia, from Bengal to Penang, and Ceylon. — Distrib. Tropical 

 Asia, Alrica, and Australia. 



A weak-stemmed trailing plant, covered with soft hair.s and scattered prickles. Leaves 

 long-petioled, roundish, deeply and palmately 3-5-fid, lobes serrate. Peduncle equalling 



