Malvacem.] 



MEXICO. 



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Ord. VII. FLACOURTIANEiE. Rich. 

 1. Flacourtia celastrina. II. B. K.? Schlecht. in Linn. 6. p. 425. 



Kunth describes the leaves of his plant as membranaceous ; in ours they are hard and firm, and almost 

 coriaceous. There are two forms in the collection : one, the male, obtained at Tepic, where most of the 

 collection was made, has the leaves cuneate and narrow-oblong : the other, the female, collected at Talisco, 

 has oval leaves ; in both they are acute at the base. 



Ord. VIII. BIXINE./E. Kunth. 



1. Bixa Orellana. Linn. 



Ord. IX. POLYGALE^l. Juss. 



1. Polygala paniculata. Linn. — Schlecht. in Linn. 5. p. 230, et 6. p. 426. 



2. Polygala (Timutua) aparinoides ; herbacea perennis (vel suffruticosa ?), caulibus 

 ramium simplicibus quadrangulatis, foliis verticillatis 2-6-nis obovato-oblongis mucronatis 

 subepunctatis flaccidis margine scabris, spica longe pedunculata gracili subdensiflora, alis 

 obovatis carina cristata paullo brevioribus, corolla eglandulosa, seminibus clavato-oblongis 

 retrorsum pubescentibus appendiculis 2 seminis longitudine. 



1. Monnina Xalapensis. H. B. K. — Hab. Acapulco. 



Ord. X. CARYOPHYLLEiE. Juss. 



1. Drymaria cordata. Willd — Had. Talisco. 

 This genus has stipules, and rather belongs to the Paronychiaceee. 

 1. Mollugo arenaria. II. B. K. Nov. Gen. 6. p. 20. 



This principally differs from 31. cerviana by having the umbels either sessile or on short peduncles. 



Ord. XI. MALVACE^. Juss. 

 1. Malva spicata. Linn. — De Cand. Prod. 1. p. 430; Schlecht. in Linn. 11. p. 350. 



The carpels of the specimen in the collection are covered towards the apex with several white erect bristles, 

 but are otherwise glabrous. De Candolle says they are quite glabrous. 



1. Malachra bracteata. Cav. ? 



2. M. Mexicana. Schrad. ? — Schlecht. in Linn. 1 1. p. 354 ? 



We refer to this with doubt, having seen no description : we scarcely know how it differs from M. capitata, 

 which Schlechtendal also formerly (see Linnaea, 5. p. 227, and 6. p. 422) considered his plant to be. 



1. Pavonia (Can cell aria) racemifera ; herbacea? ramis petiolis pedunculisque stellato- 

 pilosis, foliis cordatis 5-angulatis lobo medio acuminato serratis supra pubescentibus 

 subtus tomentosis, floribus pedunculatis, pedunculis inferioribus axillaribus petiolo 

 2-3-plo longioribus, superioribus racemosis brevioribus primum approximates demum 



