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3, Hibiscus Welsliii Anders. Journ. Linn. Soc. V, Suppl. p. 8 ; Defl. 
Bull. Soc. Bot. France XXXII, 347. 
Cienfugosia Welshii Giirke Herb. Berol. (ex Krause). 
Description : — Shrubby, glandular-punctate; branches rod-like. 
Leaves petiolate, orbicular, subreniform palmately 5-lobed, dentate- 
serrate, glandular-punctate on both sides, nerves and petioles slightly 
hairy with spreading bristles, later on glabrescent. 
Pedicels axillary, solitary, one-flowered, by almost f longer than the 
petioles, jointed near the apex, clavately thickened. Involucral bracts 
8-10, subulate, small, sparingly hairy, ciliate on the margin. Calyx 
marcescent, 5-dentate, campanulate, 15-ribbed, punctate with 2 lines of 
dark glands along the ribs. Petals yellow, glandular hairy, red-spotted 
at the base, ob ovate, early deciduous, 2-3-times as long as the calyx. 
Carpels lanceolate, hairy, glandular-reticulate outside. 
Seeds densely tomentose with yellow bristles. 
Flowers in March and April. 
Locality : — Maala, near the telegraph office, Goldmore Valley 
(Schweinf.) ; ravine near Steamer Point, Goldmore Valley (Defl.) ; 
without locality (Hook., Anders., Birdw., Hildebrandt). 
This plant is endemic in Aden. 
Note : — The figure given by Anderson in his f Florula 9 is very 
accurate but for the pedicels which are usually longer and jointed nearer 
to the apex. 
3. Thespesia Soland. 
Trees or erect shrubs. Leaves entire, or angularly lobed. 
Inflorescence axillary, solitary or racemose. Involucral bracts 5, 
deciduous, or 0. Calyx truncate, 5-toothed. Stamina) tube toothed at 
the apex. Ovary 4-5-celled ; cells few-ovuled, styles club-shaped at the 
apex, 5-furrowed, or subdivided into erect club-shaped short stigmati- 
ferous branches. 
Capsule loculicidally dehiscent or almost indehiscent. Seeds glabrous 
or pubescent. Cotyledons much folded, usually glandular with black 
dots. 
Species about 6. 
Distribution : — Tropical Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands. 
The following species is cultivated in Aden in the vicinity of the 
tanks 
I. Thespesia populnea Correa. The Tulip or Portia tree. 
