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woody at the base; the leaves only 2 to 4 lines long, oval, elliptical, 

 or obovate-oblong, scarcely retuse ; the peduncles nearly an inch long ; 

 the carpels, &c, as in S. rhombifolia. It may be the little-known S. 

 microphylla ; but the peduncles are much longer than the leaf. 



6. Sida acuta, Burm., DC. 



Hab. Tahiti, Society Islands : doubtless introduced. Shores of 

 Laguna, Banos, Luzon. 



To this belongs Sida stipidata, Cav., S. BaTbisiaiia, DC, and S. 

 glabra of Nuttall. It has not before been recorded from the Society 

 Islands. 



7. Sida carpinifolia, Linn. f. 



Sida carpinifolia, Linn. f. Suppl. p. 307; Cav. Diss. 5, p. 274, t. 134, f. 1; DC. 



Prodr. 1, p. 461; St. Hil. Fl. Bras. 1, p. 184. 

 S. planicaidis, Cav. Diss. 1, p. 24, t. 3, f. 11. 

 S. bracteolata, DC. Prodr. 1, p. 460. 

 S. spirecefolia, Willd.? Link. Enum. 2, p. 203? DC. Prodr. 1, p. 472? 



Hab. Around Kio Janeiro, Brazil ; very common. 



It is doubtful whether this plant grows at all in Madeira, nor have 

 I yet seen any specimens from the Canary Islands : but Malvastrum 

 tricuspidatum is naturalized in both places. The younger Linnaeus 

 described his Sida carpinifolia, from a specimen gathered by Masson 

 "in the garden of the Franciscan monastery, Madeira." The seeds 

 doubtless were derived from South America, probably from Brazil, 

 where the species is indigenous and very abundant. 



8. Sida paniculata, Linn. 



Sida Jloribunda, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. & Spec. 5, p. 258, t. 473; DC. 1. c. p. 465. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. Around Callao and Lima, Peru; very 

 abundant. 



