58 XXII. MALVACEAE. 



Abutilon — contd. 



oxycarpum, F. v. M. 



var. malvsefolium, Be nth. 

 muticum, G. Don. 

 Cunninghamii, Benth. 

 indicum, G. Don. 

 Fraseri, Hook. 



var. halophilum, Benth. 

 auritum, G. Don. 

 :1: Modiola, Moench. 



multifida, Moench. = M. caroliniana, Linn., of America. — A 

 wide-spreading weed, first introduced into Queensland 

 about 40 years ago in the packing around young fruit- 

 trees from America. 



Tribe II. — Urene^e. 

 Urena, Linn. 



lobata, Linn. — A good fibre-plant. 



var. grandiflora, Benth. 

 Armitiana, F. v. M. 

 Pavonia, Cav. 



hastata, Cav. — A South American species, doubtful if really 

 indigenous in Queensland. 



Tribe III. — Hibisce/e. 

 Hibiscus, Linn. — All yield good fibre. 

 Bracteoles free. 



ficulneus, Linn. — " Cooreenyan" of Cloncurry natives. 



rhodopetalus, F. v. M. — A white flowering form of this has 

 been met with at Mackay. (Fig. 43.) 



Manihot, Linn. 



Notho-Manihot, F. v. M. 



trionum, Linn. = H. tridactylites, Lindl., H. africanus or 

 Bladder Ketmia. 



brachysiphonius, F. v. M. 



microchlsenus, F . v. M. 



Burtonii, Bail. (Fig. 44.) 



zonatus, F. v. M. 



Elsworthii, F. v. M. 



radiatus, Cav. — " Quootham" of Port Curtis natives. 



divaricatus, Grah. — " Ngar-golly" of ' Cloncurry natives, 

 " Ithnee" of Mitchell district. 

 var. luteus, Hochr. = H. radiatus var. hiteus, F. v. M. 



Fitzgeraldi, F. v. M. 



heterophyllus, Vent. — Native Rosella. Native name, "'Bat- 

 ham," of North Queensland. This, Bentham says, is a 

 form Cunningham named H. Margerice. 



