XXII. MALVACEAE. til 



Hibiscus — contd. 



diversifolius, J acq. 



splendens, Fraser. 



vitifolius, Linn. 



panduriformis, Burm. — " Bee-allo" of Mitchell River natives. 



Normani, F . v. M. 



Krichauffii, F . v. M. 



phyllochlsenuSj F. v. M. 



Bract eolcs united. 

 Sturtii, Hook. 



var. grandiflora, Benth. 

 var. Muelleri, Benth. 

 var. Sturtii, Benth. 

 var. campylochlamys, Benth. 

 var. platychlamys, Benth. 

 tiliaceus, Linn. — Cotton-tree. Plants bearing variegated 

 foliage are sometimes seen. " Talwalpin " of Moreton 

 Bay and " Man-djar " of Dunk Island natives. A 

 beautifully marked cabinet-wood of an invisible green. 

 Lagunaria, G. Don. 



Patersoni, Don., var. bracteata, Benth. — Wood whitish, suit- 

 able for cabinet-work. 

 Fugosia, Juss. 



australis, Benth. = Gossypium australe, F. v. M. (Fig. 45.) 

 pedata, Bail. (Fig. 45 bis.) 

 Thespesia, Corr. 



populnea, Corr. — Indian Tulip-tree. Said to contain, in bark 

 and wood, tannin and a fine red colouring matter. The 

 seed is also said to furnish a thick oil. 

 Gossypium, Linn. 



Sturtii, F. v. M. — Australian Cotton. 



*herbaceum, Linn. — This and other kinds of the " Cotton- 

 bush " are sometimes met with as strays from cultivation. 



Tribe or Suborder IV. — Bombace^e. 

 Bombax, Linn. 



malabaricum, DC. — Silk-cotton tree ; deciduous. Yields 

 kapok. On the Mitchell River the natives form their 

 koolamons from the wood of this tree. True " kapok " 

 is the product of Eriodendron anfractuosuin, DC. 



