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MALVACEAE
yellow, 2 t o 2.5 cm in d i a m e t e r . F r u i t s a b o u t 1.5 cm long, 2 cm in
diameter, composed of f r o m 15 to 20, s o m e w h a t p u b e s c e n t , s h o r t l y a w n e d
carpels. ( F l . F i l i p . pi. 387.)
In w a s t e p l a c e s , r a t h e r common, fi. all t h e y e a r ; t h r o u g h o u t t h e P h i l i p ­
pines, b u t c e r t a i n l y i n t r o d u c e d . T r o p i c s g e n e r a l l y .
4. M A L A C H R A L i n n a e u s
E r e c t , b r a n c h e d , coarse, h a i r y , a n n u a l h e r b s . F l o w e r s in a x i l l a r y fasci­
cles, u s u a l l y i n t e r m i x e d w i t h bracteoles. Calyx-tube cup-shaped, t h e lobes
5. P e t a l s 5, free above, c o h e r e n t below, a n d connate w i t h t h e base of t h e
staminal-tube. S t a m i n a l - t u b e t r u n c a t e x>r 5-toothed, t h e filaments n u m e r o u s .
Carpels 5, 1-ovuled; styles 10. Ripe c a r p e l s indéhiscent, s e p a r a t i n g from
the axis, smooth. ( F r o m t h e L a t i n for " m a l l o w . " )
Species 5 or 6 in t r o p i c a l A m e r i c a , 1 n o w i n t r o d u c e d in m a n y o t h e r
tropical c o u n t r i e s , 2 in t h e P h i l i p p i n e s .
Leaves n o t lobed; flowers u s u a l l y yellow
Leaves deeply p a l m a t e l y c u t into 5 n a r r o w lobes;
flowers
1. M.
pink.
2. M.
capitata
fasciata
1. M. CAPITATA L. P a a n g - b a l i u i s ( T a g . ) .
A coarse, erect, simple or b r a n c h e d , a n n u a l h e r b 0.5 to 2 m h i g h , coarsely
hairy. Leaves s u b o r b i c u l a r , obscurely a n d shallowly-lobed, finely toothed,
base s o m e w h a t c o r d a t e , 5 to 15 cm in d i a m e t e r , t h e s t i p u l e s l i n e a r . F l o w e r s
in axillary a n d t e r m i n a l h e a d s , t h e b r a c t e o l e s foliaceous, u p to 1.5 cm long.
Calyx-lobes s h o r t , slenderly a c u m i n a t e . P e t a l s yellow, i m b r i c a t e , a b o u t 1
cm long. ( F l . F i l i p . pi. 295.)
In w a s t e places, common, fl. S e p t . - F e b . ; t h r o u g h o u t t h e P h i l i p p i n e s . A
native of t r o p i c a l A m e r i c a , now widely d i s t r i b u t e d in t r o p i c a l c o u n t r i e s .
2. M. FASCIATA J acq. P a a n g - b a l i u i s ( T a g . ) .
A stout, erect, m o r e or less b r a n c h e d , h i r s u t e h e r b 0.5 to 1 m h i g h .
Leaves 10 to 15 cm long, c u t n e a r l y to t h e b a s e into 5 l i n e a r or oblong-linear
lobes 5 to 15 m m w i d e , t h e o u t e r ones m u c h s h o r t e r t h a n t h e i n n e r , b a s e
obtuse or rounded. F l o w e r s fascicled, a x i l l a r y or on s h o r t a x i l l a r y b r a n c h e s ,
each fascicle m o r e o r less enclosed b y leafy b r a c t s , t h e b r a c t s w i t h b a s a l ,
elongated, l i n e a r lobes. Corolla pink, a b o u t 1 cm long.
A b u n d a n t in w a s t e places, fl. S e p t . - J a n . A n a t i v e of t r o p i c a l A m e r i c a ,
now common a n d widely d i s t r i b u t e d in t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , b u t n o t r e p o r t e d
elsewhere in t h e O r i e n t .
5. U R E N A L i n n a e u s
E r e c t b r a n c h e d h e r b s or u n d e r s h r u b s , stellate-pubescent. L e a v e s o v a t e
to orbicular, p a l m a t e l y lobed o r angled. F l o w e r s a x i l l a r y , pink. B r a c t e o l e s
5, a d n a t e to t h e 5-cleft calyx. P e t a l s 5, f r e e above, c o n n a t e below a n d
adnate to t h e s t a m i n a l - t u b e . S t a m i n a l - t u b e t r u n c a t e or m i n u t e l y t o o t h e d ;
a n t h e r s m a n y , n e a r l y sessile. O v a r y 5-celled, cells 1-ovuled; b r a n c h e s of
the s t i g m a 10. R i p e c a r p e l s covered w i t h hooked b r i s t l e s , indéhiscent,
s e p a r a t i n g from t h e a x i s w h e n r i p e . ( F r o m t h e M a l a b a r n a m e . )
Species 4 or 5, of wide t r o p i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n , s e v e r a l f o r m s of one species
in t h e P h i l i p p i n e s .
1. U. LOBATA L. C a l u t - c a l u t a n ( T a g . ) .
An erect, b r a n c h e d , s h r u b b y p l a n t 0.6 to 2.5 m h i g h , exceedingly v a r i a b l e ,
more or less pubescent. L e a v e s p a l e b e n e a t h , ovate to s u b o r b i c u l a r , 3 t o
9 cm long, c o r d a t e , m o r e or less toothed, or s o m e w h a t lobed or angled, t h e