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ISIALVACEAE. 
Abutilon Hill. 
A. CRiSPUM (L.) G. Don, Gen. syst., vol. 1, p. 502 (1831); Wight, 
Ic. pi. Ind. Or., vol. 1, pi. 68; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 79; Schu- 
mann in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 12, pt. 3, p. 382. Sida crispa L. Sp. 
pi., vol. 2, p. 685 (1753).— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 71; 
Juan Griego, Johnston, no. 271, Aug. 14. Venezuela: Colonia Tovar, 
Fendler, no. 97, 1854-55. Common in tropics. 
A. UMBELLATUM (L.) Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 1, p. 53 (1827); Griseb., 
Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 78. Sida umbellata L., Syst. nat., ed. 10, vol. 2, 
1145 (1759); Jacq., Hort. Vind., vol. 1, pi. 56.— El Valle, Miller 
& Johnston, no. 152, July 7. Further distribution, Jamaica, St. 
Thomas. 
Bastardia HBK. 
B. viscosA HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 5, p. 256 (1821); Griseb., 
Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 80; Schumann in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 12, pt. 3, 
p. 360. — Asuncion, Ernst. Venezuela: near Cumana, HBK., /. c; 
Colonia Tovar, Fendler, no. 2543, 1856-57. Distribution, Cuba to 
Brazil and Peru. 
ClENFUEGOSIA Cav. 
C. HETEROPHYLLA (Vent.) Garcke in Bonplandia, vol. 8, p. 150 
(1860) . Redutea heterophylla Vent., Descr. pi. jard. Cels, pi. 1 1 (1800) . 
— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 66, July 5. Further distribu- 
tion, tropical America. 
GOSSYPIUM L. 
G. BARBADENSE L., Sp. pi., vol. 2, p. 693 (1753);] Griseb., Fl. Brit. 
W. Ind., p. 86; Gurke in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 12, pt. 3, p. 582.— El 
Valle, Miller & Johiston, no. 207, July 31. Venezuela: Cumana, 
Loefling, 1754. Common in tropical America. 
Malvastrum Gray. 
M. SPICATUM Gray, Mem. Amer. acad. arts and sci., n. s., vol. 4, 
p. 22 (1849); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 72; Schumann in Mart., 
Fl. Bras., vol. 12, pt. 3, p. 271.— Santa Ana, Ernst. Venezuela: 
Colonia Tovar, Fendler, no. 118, 1854-55. Further distribution, 
tropical countries. 
