66 xxiii. malvace^e. [Abutilon 



stations along the left bank of the river Lifune, near Barra de Libongo ; 

 fl. and fr. Sept. 1858. No. 4978. 



Icolo e Bengo. — In argillaceous soils, near Foto ; fl. and fr. 

 No. 4979. 



Loanda. — An undershrub, with glaucous-tomentosetiliaceous foliage, 

 and orange-coloured flowers ; in dry bushy stations near the city of 

 Loanda ; Oct. 1853. Coll. Carp. 243. 



2. A. Mrsutissimnm Moench, Suppl. Meth. PI. p. 205 (1802). 

 A. asiaticwn Sweet; Masters, I.e., p. 184. 



Golungo Alto. — Represas do Mel. Pereira, Feb. A somewhat 

 shrubby herb, 3 to 5 ft. high, erect, patently branched ; flowers 

 orange-yellow ; the leaves are collected for a mallow-decoction ; 

 abundant in bushy places and about dwellings ; Camutamba, fl. and 

 fr. Sept. 1857. No. 4984. An undershrub of 4 to 6 ft. in height, 

 called Mallow by the Portuguese colonists, and employed for emollient 

 decoctions ; abundant throughout the district by bushy places ; July 

 1858. Coll. Carp. 246. 



Compare Welw. Synopse, p. 56, n. 148. 



3. A. glaucum Sweet, Hort. Brit. ed. 1, part i. p. 54 (1826); 

 Masters, I.e., p. 185. 



Cape de Verde Islands. — Near rocks in the Island of St. "Vincent, 

 without fl. or fr. Sept. 1853. No. 4963. Apparently this species. 



4. A. zanzibarieum Bojer ex Masters, I.e., p. 186 ; vel affine. 

 Golungo Alto. — A herb, 4 to 6 ft. high, at length usually becoming 



woody at the base, with golden-coloured fugacious rather large flowers; 

 fl. and fr. May 1855, from Calolo to Camilungo. It flowers there nearly 

 throughout the year. The natives call it " Capianeca," and the colonists 

 call it Mallow, and employ its leaves in a decoction as an emollient 

 bath. Compare Welw. Synopse, p. 56, n. 148. No. 4983. Fl. and fr. 

 No. 4920. 



5. A. ramosum Gnill. & Perr. Fl. Senegamb. Tent. p. 68 (1830— 

 1831); Masters, I.e., p. 186. 



Golungo Alto. — An undershrub, 3 to 4 ft. high, with yellow flowers ; 

 by thickets in Sobato de Mussengue, rather rare ; fl. and fr. May 1855. 

 No. 4985. A diffusely branched herb of 2 to 3£ ft. ; flowers yellow, 

 almost of the colour of yolk of egg, small, fugacious ; petals broadly 

 obovate, repand-denticulate towards the apex ; in rather dry bushy 

 stations by the road towards Quibixe, Sobato de Bumba, not abundant ; 

 fl. and ripe fr. beginning of June 1856. No. 4986. Somewhat shrubby, 

 3 to 4 ft. high ; leaves soft, employed for decoctions after the manner 

 of mallow ; flowers yellow ; only a few specimens seen ; June 1856. 

 Coll. Carp. 245. 



Compare Welw. Synopse, p. 56, n. 148. 



6. A. elongatum Moench, Suppl. Meth. PI. p. 205 (1802). 

 A. indicum Sweet; Masters, I.e., p. 186; vel affine. 



Golungo Alto. — Everywhere abundant in bushy places, especially 

 about native villages ; fl. and f r. beginning of August 1855. Specimens 

 met with in winter — that is, in July and August. No. 4969. Also in 

 fruit. No. 4982. 



Var. Welwitschii (A. indicum Sweet, var. Welwitschii E. G. Baker 

 in Journ. Bot. 1893, p. 213). 



