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MALVA capensis. 
Cape Mallow. 
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MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. Matvacex. Jussieu gen. 271. Div. IZ, Stam. in tubum 
corolliferum connata, indefinita. Fructus multicapsularis; capss. verticil- 
late, in orbem disposite aut in unam compactz. ; 
MALVA.. Cal. 5-fidus, calyculo cinctus 3-phyllo, rarids 1-2-4-phyllo. 
Anthere in apice et superficie tubi. Stig. 8 aut plura. Capss. totidem in 
orbem dispositz, l-sperme non dehiscentes, rariis 2-3-sperme. Frutices 
Gul sepius herbe; flores axillares aut terminales, Juss. loc. cit. 272. 
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Div. foliis angulosis. 
M. capensis, caule fruticoso, foliis quinquelobis, superioribus trilobis cre- 
nato-dentatis glutinosis, floribus binis cernuis, pedunculis fructiferis 
erectis petiolo longioribus. Cavan. diss. 2.71. t. 24. f. 3. 
Malva capensis. Lin. syst. veg. ed. 18. 519. Thunb. prod. 118. Willd. sp. 
pl. 8.782. Hort. Kew. 2. 448. ed. 2. 4. 213. 
Malva africana frutescens, flore parvo carneo unguiculis atrorubentibus. 
Pluk. amalth. 140. t. 431. fi 5. 
Frutex 4-pedalis scabrits hirsutus. Caulis teres, virgato-ramosissimus, 
erectus. ol. alterna distantia, virentia, hirtiis pubescentia, subcorrugato- 
venosa, cordato-subrotunda, longiora sesquiuncialia, margine subundulata, 
lobis apice rotundatis, lateralibus divergentibus, inferiorum sublobato-incisis, 
medio productiore oblongo; petiolus duplo vel triplo brevior, patens. Stipulee 
gemine, parva, herbaceee, ovato-acuminate, ciliate. Pedunculi axillares, 
gemini aa solitarit, rard biflori, filiformes, -duplo v, ultra longiores petiolis, 
paulo infra florem angulo obtuso flexi, stricti, erecto-patentes. Flores nu- 
tantes, diametro subunciali, carnei, inferné supra basin maculis radiatis pu- 
niceis picti. Cal. exterior } brevior interiore, 4-3-phyllus, stellato-campanu- 
latus, foliolis angustis lineari-subulatis pilosis, subcanaliculatis ; interior semi- 
Sidus, stellato-pilosus, duplo v. ultra brevior corolla, segmentis ciliatis ovato- 
acuminatis. Cor. campanulato-rotata, petalis cuneato-obcordatis, distantibus 
v. lateribus non tangentibus, unguiculo brevi intis piloso. Tubus stamineus 
infra stellato-vel penicellato-pilosus, supra ramosus antheriferus: anth. parve, 
reniformes, thecis papilloso-scabris atro-sanguineis, Styli 12? prope stigma 
pecs 3 stigmata papille terminales glandulose pallide parim crassiores 
stylo. i , 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. According to the 
Philosophical Transactions cultivated in the Chelsea garden 
as long ago as 1713. ‘Till now unrepresented by any pub- 
lished figure except the unsatisfactory ones we have cited 
from the works of Cavanilles and Pluknet. A greenhouse 
plant of easy culture and propagation; flowering most part 
of the year; seldom exceeding the height of 4 or 5 feet, 
More than sixty species, from humble herbs to tall shrubs, 
