338 XXVI. MALVACE^. (Maxwell T. Masters.) [Hibisem. 



. 14. H. collinus, EoaA. Hort. Beng. 61 ; Flor. Ind. iii. 198 ; arborescent, 

 leaves lobed, peduncles axillary shorter than the leaves, bracteoles 8-10 

 oblong -wavy free. Wall. Gat. 1908 E. H. sestuans, Wall. Gat. 1908 B. 

 H. asperatus, Wall. Gat. 1908 C. H. acerifolius, DC. Prodr. i. 448. H. erio- 

 carpus, DC. Trodr. i. 452 ; W. ds A. Prod/r. i. .51 ; Thwaites Enum. 26. 

 Hibiscus simplex, Koxb. Hort. Beng. 31 ; ff. Don, Gen. Syst. i. 480 ; W. & ± 

 Prodr. i. 51. Pavonia acerifolia, Lk. & Otto. Ic. PI. Select, x. t. 1. 



Western Peniksdla; .in.tlie Concan, Circars, and Coromandel; Ceylon. 



Stem without prickles. Leaves 4 in., glabrous or Ihinly hairy, cordate, 3-lobed ; 

 lobes oblong, narrowed at the base, acuminate, margin wavy ; petiole 2 in. Stipiilet 

 setaceous. Peduncle 2 m. .Br-acieoZe J in., nearly equal to the calyx. /Seya/s oblong, 

 lanceolate, J-nerved. Corolla 2-3 in. diam., pink with a dark centre; claw of petal 

 hairy. Staminal-tuie antheriferous all the way down ; anthers whorled. Capside 

 \ in., orbicular, depressed, densely hispid. Seeds spherical, glabresoent. 



15. H. lunariifolius, Willd.; DC. Prodr. i. 451 ; herbaceous, perennial, 

 clothed with appressed hairs, leaves angled or lobed, peduncles very short 

 forming a terminal leafless raceme, bracteoles 5-10 lanceolate connate at 

 the base. W. <fc. A. Prodr. i. 49 ; Wight Ic. t. 6 ; Thwaites Enum. 401 ; 

 Mast, in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. 202 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 169. H. pru- 

 riens, Roxb. HoH. Beng. 51 : Fl. Ind. iii. 196 ; Wall. Gat. 1892 ; DC. Prodr. 

 i. 448. H. racemosus, Lmdl. Bot. Peg. t. 917. H. sidoides, W. <fc A. Prodr. 

 i. 494. 



Western Peninsula, in the Camalic and Mysore ; Birma, Wallich; Cetloh.— 

 DiSTRiB. Tropical Africa. 



Stem covered with rigid pungent hairs. Leaves about 3 in. diam., roundish-cordate, 

 slightly and acutely 3-5-lobed, serrate, hairy beneath ; petiole as long or longer .than 

 the blade. Stipules subulate. Pedwncles thickened below the flower, very hairy. 

 Flowers 4 in. diam., yellow, with a dark centre. Bracteoles longer than the calyx. 

 Sepals linear. Corolla convolute. Staminal-tiihe antheriferous all the way down. 

 Capsule ovoid, beaked, clothed with pungent hairs. Seeds kidney-shaped. 



16. K. panduraeformis, Burm. Fl. Ind. 161, t. 47, f. 2; annual or 

 perennial, without prickles, densely clothed with sticky hairs, leaves cordate 

 angular tomentose, peduncles very short, bracteoles 7-10 linear-spathulate, 

 free. W. <& A. Prodr. i. 50 ; Thwaites Enum. 26 ; Dalz. <fc Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 

 20. H. tubulosus, Cav. Diss. iii. 161, t. 68, f. 2 ; Boxb. Hort. Beng. 51 ; Fl. 

 Ind. iii. 196 ; DC. Prodr. i. 447 ; Wall. Gat. 1902 E, G ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 

 i. pt. 2, 157. H. setosus. Wall. Cat. 1902 {not of Roxb.). H. velutinus, DC. 

 Prodr. i. 452. 



Hotter parts of India, from the North-West provinces to Biema and Ceylon. — 

 DiSTRiB. Tropical Africa and Australia. 



Leaves tomentose, hispid, whitish beneath, slightly 6-lobed, upper narrow ; petiole 

 about 2 in., shorter than the blade. Stipules linear, divided, deciduous. Peduncles f in., 

 axillary or clustered at the eiids of the branches. Sraeteoles shorter than the calyx. 

 Sepals lanceolate, connate below into a cup-shaped tube. Petals yellow with a purple 

 centre or all purple. Filaments few. Capsule ovoid, very hairy. Seeds pubescent or 

 glabrous. 



17. H. vitifolius, L. ; DC. Prodr. i. 450 j annual or biennial, villous, 

 leaves 3-5-lobed, bracteoles 8-12 free, capsule 5-winged. Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 

 200; WaU. Cat. 1899, 1, 2, 3, and E, F, G; Cav. Diss. iii. 145, t. 68, f. 2; 

 W. & A. Prodr. i. 60; Thwaites Enum. 26; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 20; 

 Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 160. H. obtusifolius, Willd. ; DC. Prodr. Ic. ; 

 Wall. Cat. 1899 D. H. truncatus, Roxb. Hort. Beng. 51 ; Flor. Ind. iii. 200. 

 H. serratus. Wall. Cat. 1900, 1, 2. H. cuspidatus, Edgew. Cat. Banda 

 PI. Ai.—Rheede Hwt. Mai. vi. t. 46, 



