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the class monadclphia, order polyandria, natural order of 
columniferse, ma\va.ce& (Juxs.J —Generic Character. Calyx: 
perianth one-leafed, angular, halt'-five-cleft, permanent. Co¬ 
rolla : petals five, wider above, eniarginate, fastened below to 
the tube of the stamens. Stamina: filaments very many, 
united below into a tube, in the apex of the tube divided. 
Anthers roundish. Pistd: germ orbicular. Styles five or 
more, or else one, many cleft. Stigmas headed. Pericarp : 
capsule roundish-angular, composed of five or more cells, 
(corresponding with the number of the styles or stigmas,) 
two-valved, awnless, acuminate or horned, opening above, 
or close, and finally separating. Seeds solitary, two, three, 
or five, roundish, mostly acuminate, convex on one side, 
angular on the other, fastened to the interior suture. 
I.—With long narrow lanceolate oblong aud ovate leaves. 
1. Sida lmifolia, or flax-leaved sida.—Leaves linear, quite 
entire; racemes terminating ; capsules almost awnless. This 
genus, which contained only twenty-seven species in the 14th 
edition of the Systerna Vegetabilium by Murray, is thus en¬ 
larged chiefly by the labours of Cavanilles, whose species 
have been adopted by Willdenow, with new specious charac¬ 
ters. It contains either shrubs or herbs, with a few trees; 
the herbaceous species are mostly annual or biennial.— 
Native of Peru and the island of Cayenne. 
2. Sida angustdolia, or narrow-leaved sida.—Leaves linear- 
lanceolate, toothed; peduncles sub-solitary, axillary; capsules 
two-cusped. This rises with a slender woody stalk about two 
feet high, sending out many erect branches. The flowers 
come out singly from the axils, are small and of a pale yel¬ 
low colour.—Native of Brasil and the island of Bourbon. 
3. Sida spinosa, of prickly sida,'—Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
obsoletely cordate, toothed; peduncles subsolitary axillary; sti¬ 
pules bristle-shaped, longer than the peduncle; capsules two- 
beaked. Stems hairy, branching, near three feet high.— 
Native of the East Indies, Arabia Felix, Senegal, Jamaica 
and Guiana. Annual. 
4. Sida carpinifolia, or hornbeam-leaved sida.—Leaves 
ovate-oblong subduplicate serrate; pedunclesaxdlary, four- 
flowered or thereabouts; capsules two-beaked. Branches 
spreading in two rows and hairy.—Cultivated in the island of 
Madeira. 
5. Sida maculata, or spotted-flower sida.—Leaves ovate ob¬ 
tuse seAate, tomentose; peduncles axillary, racemed at the top 
of the stem; capsules two-horned. Corolla middle-sized, 
yellow, with five red spots at the base. Capsules nine.— 
Native of the West Indies. 
6. Sida suberosa, or corky sida.—Leaves ovate, toothed; pe¬ 
duncles axillary, one flowered twice as long as the petiole; 
capsules two-horned; stem corky at the base.—Native of His¬ 
paniola.—rThe other species of this section are Sida acuta, 
Canariensis, lanceolate frutescens, Jamaicensis, orientalis, 
glomerata, Capensis, microphylla, micans, pusilla. 
II.—With wedge-shaped leaves. 
7. Sida rhombifolia, or rhomb-leaved sida.—Leaves ob¬ 
long lanceolate, toothed wedge-form at the base quite entire, 
eduncles much longer than the petioles; capsules two, 
omed.—Native of the East Indies and Jamaica. Cultivated 
in the Eltham Gardens in 1732. 
8. Sida canescens, or hoary-leaved sida.—Leaves rhomb- 
ova^ toothed at the top, tomentose beneath; peduncles longer 
than the leaf.—Native of Senegal. 
9. Sida cillaris, or ciliated sida.—Leaves lanceolate truncate, 
toothed, somewhat wedge-shaped at the base; stipules linear, 
ciliate, longer than the flower; flowers solitary subsessile ; 
capsules awnless, muricate.—Native of Jamaica and St. 
Domingo.—The remaining species of this section are Sida 
retusa, and alnifolia.—Stems many, trailing. 
HI.—With cordate quite entire leaves. 
10. Sida periplocifolia, or great bindweed-leaved sida.— 
Leaves cordate-lanceolate, acuminate, quite entire, tomentose 
beneath; peduncles subdivided, longer than the petioles; 
capsules awned. Root annual. Stem from two to four feet 
high.—Native of the West Indies and Ceylon. 
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11. Sida nudiflora, or naked-flowered sida.—Leaves 
roundish-cordate acuminate, almost quite entire, tomentose 
beneath ; panicle terminating, racemed; capsules awnless. 
■—Native of Peru and St. Domingo.—The other species of 
this section, are Sida excelsior, and hernandioides. 
IV. —With cordate toothed leaves, and one-flowered 
peduncles. 
12. - Sida triquetra, or trianguiar-stalked sida.—Leaves cor¬ 
date acuminate serrulate; peduncles solitary, capsules awn 
less, truncate; branches three-sided. This is a shrub three 
feet in height, with sub-tomentose branches, having each of 
the three sides hollowed out with a blunt groove.—Native of 
the West Indies. 
13. Sida fragrans, or sweet sida.—Leaves roundish-cordate,, 
acuminate, crenate, hirsute-viscid; peduncles solitary, shorter 
than the petioles; capsules two-bristled.—Native of His¬ 
paniola. 
14. Sida multiflora, or many-flowered sida.—Leaves ovate-, 
cordate, bluntish, toothed, tomentose; peduncles solitary,, 
longer than the petioie; capsules two-beaked. Fruit within 
the calyx. Capsules nine, with long beaks in bundles.— 
Native of Brasil. 
15. Sida crispa, or curled sida.—Leaves oblong-cordate,, 
acuminate,crenate, the upper ones sessile; peduncles solitary, 
longer than the petiole, the fruiting ones bent down; capsules, 
inflated, awnless, waved and curled.—Native of Carolina and. 
the Bahama islands. 
16. Sida sylvatica, or wood sida.—Leaves ovate-cordate, 
acuminate, crenate; peduncles geminate, much longer than 
the petiole; capsules awnless headed.—Native of Peru, in 
woods, near the river Maragnon. Shrubby. 
17. Sida arborea, or tree-sida.—Leaves orbicular-cordate, 
crenate, tomentose; peduncles in pairs, longer than the petiole, 
capsules awnless, truncate; stem arboreous. This is a small 
tree, remarkable for its large bell-shaped flowers, whitish or 
pale sulphur-coloured.—Native of Peru. 
18. Sida Mauritiana, or Mauritius sida,—Leaves roundish- 
cordate, acuminate, toothed, tomentose beneath ; peduncles 
solitary, longer than the petiole ; capsules two-beaked, trun¬ 
cate, longer than the calyx. This ditfers from Sid A abutilon, 
especially by its very long peduncles, which in that are three 
times shorter than the petioles. Flowers orange-coloured. 
It is an annual plant.—Native of the island of Mauritius. 
19. Sida abutilon, or broad-leaved sida.—Leaves roundish- 
cordate, acuminate, toothed, tomentose; peduncles solitary, 
shorter than the petiole; capsules two-awned, truncate. 
Height about four feet, putting out some side branches 
towards the top. Annual.—Native both of the East and 
West Indies, Virginia and Siberia.—The other species of 
this section, are Sida lignosa, reflexa, humilis, repens, bi- 
valvis, ulmifolia, microsperma, viscosa, faetida, calycina, 
Persica, occidentals, Americana, abutiloides, Asiatica, popu- 
lifolia, hirta, Indica, mollissima, sonneratiana, pubescens, al- 
theasfolia, glutinosa, exstipularis, nutans, borbonica, flavescens, 
radicans, arguta, multicaul is, pilosa, rotundifolia, supina, fiun- 
cata, herbacea, emarginata, alba, cordifolia, bedersefolia. 
V. —With cordate toothed leaves, and many-flowered 
or racemed peduncles. 
20. Sida urens, or stinging sida.—Leaves ovate-cordate, 
acuminate toothed; peduncles axillary many-flowered, glo¬ 
merate ; capsules awnless. Stem a foot, high and more, 
sufFrutescent, simple or branched, hirsute.—Native of Jamaica 
in dry coppices. 
21. Sida umbellata, or umbelled sida.—Leaves roundish- 
cordate, toothed, somewhat angular, acute; peduncles four- 
flowered or thereabouts, umbelled, axillary ; capsules two- 
awned. Capsules from six to eleven, three seeded.—Native 
of Jamaica. Annual. 
22. Sida paniculata, or panicled sida.—Leaves ovate-cor¬ 
date, toothed; racemes panicled; capsules two-beaked. 
Stem herbaceous, erect, two feet high, somewhat hirsute.— 
Native of the calcareous rocks of Jamaica, of Peru and 
Brasil. 
23. Sida 
