342 XXVI. MALTACE^. (Maxwell T. Masters.) [Hibiscus. 



Vae. 2. jpurpureus, Thwaitec, I.e.; petiole covered with rigid spreading hairs, corolla 

 purple, seeds globose. 



.28. K. bostills, Wall. ms. ; annual, bristly, leaves large cordate angular 

 palmately 5-lobed lobes dentate, bracteoles 5-6 ovate-lanceolate, capsule 

 oblong-lanceolate setose. Bamia magnifica. Wall. Cat. 1919. 



BiRMA, Wallich. 



Erect, gtem glabrescent. Leaves 10 by 8 in., lobes acute; petioles of lower leaves 

 loin. /Si/pKte ovate-lanceolate. Pcrfi^c/e 2 in., dilated at apex. Bracteoles ^ as 

 long as the capsule,- shorter tiian the calyx. Flowers 6-8 in. diam. CaperuXc 2 in. 

 long, cuspidate. 



** Bracteoles generally more than 5, linear. 



29. K. Abelmoschus, L. ; DC. Prod/r. i. 452 ; annual, hispid, leaves 

 polymorphous base cordate hastate or sagittate ■with acute lobes, peduncles 

 as long as the petioles, bracteoles 6-12 linear much shorter than the 

 oblong-lanceolate setose glabrescent capsule. Roxi. Fl. Ind. iii. 202 ; Grif., 

 Not. iv. 521. Abelmoschus moschatus, Moench; W.&A. Prod. 1. 53 : Wight. 

 Ic. t. 399 ; Wall. Cat. 1915, F, G, H, I, K, L; ThwaiUs Enum. 27; Miq. 

 Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 151. H. flavescens, Gav. Diss. iii. t. 70, f. 2 ; DC. I.e. 454 

 H. spathaceus, Wali. Cat. 1913, 1913 A, 1915. H. riciuifolius, WaU. Cat. 1915. 

 H. chinensis, WaU. Cat. 1616? H. sagittifolius, Kun. in Joum.As. Soc. 

 Beng. 1871, ii. p. 4ti—Bheede Hort. Mai. ii. t. 38. 



Through the hotter parts of India. — Disteib. Cultivated in most tropical countries. 



Herbaceous, 2-3 ft. high. Leaves usually palmately 5-7-lobed, lobes spreading, 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, coarsely toothed. Stipules linear. Peduncles 2 in., 

 equalling the petiole. Bracteoles 4-| in. Calyx 1 ^ in., oblong, 1 5-toothed. Corolla 

 4 in. diam., yellow with a crimson centre. Capsule 1-3 in. Seeds reniform, striate, 

 musky. — Very variable. The following forms may be di.stinguished : — - 



Vak. 1. mulLiformis, Bamia Sp. Wall. Cat. 1917; lower leaves roundish-cordate, 

 upper oblong-sagittate, uppermost linear-lanceolate. Birma. 



Vae. 2. betvMfolius, Bamia Sp. Wall. Cat. 1918 ; leaves orbicular-cordate, bracteoles 

 longer than in the type. 



30. K. rug^osus, Mad. ; annual, hispid, bristly, leaves cordate or 

 hastate 5-lobed lobes lanceolate serrate, peduncles racemose, bracteoles 10 

 setaceous, capsule ovoid hairy. H. hirtus, Buch. ex Boxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 203, 

 ft ot of others. Ba,mia, ragosa, W(lU. Cat. 1923. Abelmoschus rugosus, IT. d& 4. 

 Prodr. L 53. 



Mysore, Hamilton; Madura hills, Wight. 



Stem erect, hispid not aculeate. Leaves polymorphous, lower lobed, upper lanceo- 

 late, nearly entire ; petiole nearly as long as the leaves. Stipules subulate. Brac- 

 teoles half the length of the capsule. Flowers yellow with a red centre. Capsule 1 in., 

 ovoid, 5-angled, hairy. Seeds numerous. — Perhaps not distinct from H Ahelmoschus. 



31. K. cancellatus, Roxh. HoH. Beng. 51 ; Fl. Ind.. iii. 201 ; annual, 

 erect, veiy bristly, leaves cordate angled crenate, bracteoles 10-15 long 

 filiform incurved hispid. Abelmoschus (Bamia) crinitus, WaU. PI. As. 

 Bar. i. 39jt. 44. A. racemosus, WaU. Cat. 1929 {not H. lacemoaus ojfLindlei/). 

 Bamia canceUata and B. fusiformis, Wall. Cat. 1920, 1921. 



North- West peovinces. Falconer; Kdmaok, ascending to 4000 ft.; Nepal, Hamil- 

 ton; Pegu. 



Boot fusiform. Stem herbaceous, 2-3 £t. Leaves 4-6 by 3-5 in., cordate, roundish, 

 obtusely 5-angled, crenate-toothed, sometimes lobed, upper sagittate ; petiole 4 in. 

 Stipules linear. Peduncles much shorter than the petiole, racemose at the ends of the 

 branches, each with 2 bracts at the base. Bracteohs linear-setaceous, 1\ in. Flowers 



