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of several species of Gossypium. For an excellent account of this plant, see 
Royles Illvstr. p. 84. 
GENERA. 
Malope, L. 
Palavia, Cav. 
Kitaibelia, VV. 
Malva, L. 
Sphaeralcea, A. S. H. 
Modiola, Mnch. 
Althaea, L. 
Alcea, L. 
Lavatera, L. 
Stegia, liam. 
Olbia, Med. 
Anthema, Med. 
Malachra, L. 
Urena, L. 
Wissadula, Medik. 
Sida, L. 
Malvinda, Med. 
Napaea, L. 
Gaya, Kth. 
Bastardia, Kth. 
Abutilon, Mnch. 
Nuttallia, Dick. 
Callirhoe, Nutt. 
Lagunea, Cav. 
Solandra, Murr. 
Triguera, Cav. 
Lagunaria, Endl. 
Cristaria, Cav. 
Anoda, Cav. 
Pavonia, Cav. 
Malache, Trow. 
Periptera, DC. 
Achania, Sw. 
Malvaviscus, DC. 
Lebretonia, Schrank. 
Lopimia, Mart. 
Hibiscus, L. 
Trionum, Med. 
Kosteletskya, Presl. 
Abelmoschus, Med. 
Bamia, R. Br. 
Decaschistia, W. et A. 
Paritium, A. St. H. 
Thespesia, Corr. 
Malvaviscus, Gaertn. 
Gossypium, L. 
Redoutea, Venten. 
Cienfuegosia, Cav. 
Fugosia, Juss. 
Cienfuegia, Willd. 
Senra, Cav. 
SenrvBa, Willd. 
Serreea, Spreng. 
Ingenhousia, Moc. et 
Sesse. 
? Lexarza Llave. 
Order LXXIII. EL^EOCARPACE.E. 
Eu®ocARPEiE, Juss. Ann. Mus. 11. 223. (1808); DC. Prodr. 1. 519. (1824); Arnotty 
Prodr. Penins. Ind. 1.81. (1834). 
Essential Character. — Sepals 4 or 5, with a valvular aestivation, and no involucre. 
Petals 4 or 5, hypogynous, lobed or fringed at the point, very rarely perigynous, or 0. 
Disk glandular, somewhat projecting. Stamens hypogynous or rarely perigynous, some 
multiple of the sepals (8-80) ; filaments short, distinct ; anthers long, filiform, 4- cornered, 
2-celled, the cells opening by an oblong pore at the apex. Ovary two or many-celled ; 
style 1, very rarely 4. Fruit variable, either indehiscent, dry, or drupaceous, or dehiscent ; 
sometimes by abortion 1-celled. Seeds 1, 2, or more in each cell; albumen fleshy ; embryo 
erect, with flat, leafy cotyledons (inverted ; radicle superior, Arnott) . Trees or shrubs. 
Leaves alternate, entire or serrated, simple, with deciduous stipules. Flowers racemose. 
Anomalies. Crinodendron is apetalous. 
Affinities. This order differs from Tiliacese only in the fringed petals, 
and anthers opening by two pores at the apex. DC. Kunth combines the 
two. Diss. Malv. p. 16. 
Geography. Of the described species, 10 are found in the East Indies, 
4 in South America, 2 in New Holland, and 2 in New Zealand ; several more, 
however, exist in India. 
Properties. Handsome trees or shrubs, with showy flowers. The fur- 
rowed, sculptured, bony fruit of the Elaeocarpi, being freed from its pulp, forms 
handsome necklaces, which are not uncommonly set in- gold, and sold in the 
shops. The TVdimQ julpai or olive is appHed to the fruit of some species of 
Elseocarpus, which is eaten ; while that of others is dried and used in the 
curries of the natives of India, and is also pickled. Royle, p. 104. Roxburgh 
did not succeed in extracting any oil from the fruit. Id. 
GENERA. 
Elaeocarpus, L. Ganitrus, Gaertn. Vallea, Mutis. Acronodia, Bl. 
Aceratium, DC. Dicera, Forst. Tricuspidaria, R. et P. Acrozus, Spreng. 
Adenodus, Lour. Friesia, DC. Tricuspis, Pers. Monocera, Jack. 
Crinodendron, Mol. 
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