XXIII. MALVACEAE. 
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petioles *1 to -2 in. long. Stipules setaceous, longer than petioles. 
Flowers *5 in. across, ochre yellow, axillary, solitary; peduncles 
slender, -5 to 75 in. long. Calyx-lobes ovate obtuse. Carpels 
smooth or pubescent, awnless or awned, Hab. A common and 
variable plant on seashores and in waste ground all over the tropics. 
var. rhomboidea Roxb. Hort. Beng. 50 (sp.), tall slender plant. 
Leaves hoary beneath or nearly glabrous. Common in villages. 
var. retusa Linn, (sp.), more condensed and woody. Leaves 
*25 to 5 in. long, obovate cuneate coarsely toothed, more hoary 
than the preceding. Hab. Common on seashores. Native names : 
Poko Lidah Ular (Snake’s tongue); Bunga Padang; Seliguri or 
Senda Guri Padang. 
(5) S. carpinifolia Linn. f. Supp. 307; Masters, l.c. i. 323; 
King, l.c. 40. S. acuta Cav. Diss. i. 15, t. 2,/. 3. 
An undershrub 2 to 3 ft. tall, glabrous or nearly so. Leaves 
linear-lanceolate acute serrate, 2 to 3 in. long, ‘25 to *35 in. wide; 
petioles ‘i to *2 in. long. Stipules lanceolate subulate, longer than 
petiole. Flowers solitary, axillary, ’5 in. across; pedicels *25 to *5 in. 
long, jointed. Sepals lanceolate subulate. Corolla yellow. Carpels 
glabrous, shorter than the sepals. Hab. Weed in waste ground. 
Common all over the peninsula. Distnb. Tropics generally. 
Native names : Poko Lidah Ular; Ketumbar hutan; Kelulut 
Putih; SadaTuri; Telor Belangkas. 
2 . WISSADULA, Medik. 
Undershrub with entire or palmate leaves. Inflorescence lax 
panicled. Bracteoles 0. Calyx 5 ; sepals connate below. Petals 5, 
connate at base, adherent to stamens. Staminal tube divided at 
apex into numerous filaments. Styles as many as ovary-cells. 
Carpels 5, beaked, many-seeded, dehiscent. Seeds 1 to 3 in each 
cell. Species 5 or 6, tropical American, African, and 1 Asiatic. 
(1) W. zeylanica Medik, Malv. 25. Abutilon hastatum 
Ridl. Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 279. 
Shrub 2 to 3 ft. tall. Leaves deltoid, long-acuminate, base 
entire or cordate, glabrous above, red-pubescent beneath, 2 to 3 in. 
long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide across base; petioles ‘5 to 1 in. long. Flowers 
small, -25 in. across, white, in a long lax panicle. Sepals ovate 
acute, green, pubescent. Petals shorter. Stamens about 17, 
tube short. Carpels 5, pubescent, ‘25 in. long, awned. Seeds 2 
in each cell, pyriform, black-pubescent. Hab. Dry open places. 
Pahang, east coast Kwala Berar, Pahang River. Perlis, Juttra; 
Chupeng, common. Distrib. India and Siam, Ceylon, Java, 
Sumatra. 
3 . ABUTILON, Gaertn. 
Herbs or undershrubs usually downy. Leaves angled or 
palmate-lobed. Inflorescence axillary or terminal. Calyx of 5 
