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Portulacaceae. 



Portulaca L. 



P. oleracea L. ; Dyer in Hook. Fl. Br. Ind. I. 246; Craib. Gontr. Fl. 

 Siam 15. 



Lem Dan (no. 22 and 817). 



Area: All warm countries. 



Malvaceae. 



Sida Linné. 



1. S. acuta Burm. ; Craib, Gontr. Fl. Siam 20; S. carpinifolia L.; 

 Masters in Hook. Fl. Br. Ind. I. 323. 



Lem Ngob, edge of jungle (no. 32). 

 Area: S. E. Asia. 



2. S. rhombifolia L.; Masters in Hook. Fl. Br. Ind. 1. 323. 

 Plains near Lem Dan (no. 203). 



Area: Tropics of both hemispheres. 



Abutilon Gaertn. 



3. A. indicus Don, Gen. Syst. I. 504: Masters in Hook. Fl. Br. Ind. I. 

 326; Craib, Gontr. Fl. Siam 21. 



Plains near Lem Dan (no. 304). Lem Ngob, edge of jungle (no. 49). 



Area: Tropics. 



Urena Linné. 



4. U. lobata L.; Masters in Hook. Fl. Br. Ind. I. 329. 

 Plains near Lem Dan (no. 156). 



Area: Tropics. 



Hibiscus Medik. 



5. H. surattensis L.; Masters in Hook. Fl. Br. Ind. I. 334; Craib, 

 Gontr. Fl. Siam 23. 



Mainland opposite Koh Kong, on sandy soil (no. 358). 



Area: Tropics of Asia, Australia and Africa. 



6. H. rosa sinensis L.; Masters in Hook. Fl. Br. Ind. I. 344; Craib, 



Contr. Fl. Siam 22. 



Bather commonly cultivated, Lem Dan (no. 310). 



Area: Tropics, often cultivated. 



7. H. tiliaceus L. • Masters in Hook. Fl. Br. Ind. I. 343. 

 Lem Dan, at sea-shore (no. 114), "ton baa" of the Siamese. 



Area: Tropics of both hemispheres. 



