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142 SYNOPSIS OF GENERA AND SPECIES OF MALVK^,
crassis ovatis vel ovato-lanceolatis interdum lobatis basi subcordatis,
pedunculis calyce longioribus petiole brevioribus, bracteolis lineari-
lanceolatis calyce triplo brevioribus, sepalis ovatis acutis, petalis
roseis, carpellis liirtis transverse rugosis margine acutis.
Hab. Central and Southern Persia ! Afghanistan !
Stem 1 ft. long ; leaves 2^ in. long, If in. broad ; petiole sometimes
2 in. ; bracts | in. ; sepals f in. ; petals 1^ in. long. Easily
recognised by thick indumentum and narrow lanceolate bracts.
7. A. suLPHUREA Boiss. et Hohen. in Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1, viii. p.
108. Alcea sulpliurca Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 827.— Caulibus erectis tenuiter
tomentosis, foliis pannosis flavidis ovatis vel suborbicularibus basi
cordatis vel cuneatis lobatis subtus nervis prominentibus, bracteolis
ovato lanceolatis calyce triplo brevioribus, sepalis ovatis acutis
tomentosis, petalis flavidis, carpellis dorso transverse rugosis liirtis
margine acutis.
Hab. Persia
Stem 3 ft. high ; leaves 2-3 in. ; bracts ^ in. ; sepals J in.
petals 1^ in. long.
/3. MicROCHiTON Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 827. A. rhyticarpa Trautv. in
Sched. PI. Schrenk.—Bracteolis calyce dimidio brevioribus.
Hab. Persia. Afghanistan. Songoria
A. rhyticarpa Trautv. may be a distinct species.
8. A. ACAULis Cav. ; DC. Prod. i. 437. Alcea acaulis Boiss. Fl.
Or. i. 827. — Acaulis vel caule brevi a basi florifero, foliis subpannosis
longe petiolatis reniformibus interdum lobatis basi subcordatis
tomentosis crenatis, pedunculis brevibus, bracteolis acutis calyce
triplo brevioribus, calycis lobis acutis, petalis roseis interdum albis,
carpellis glabris transverse rugosis.
Hab. Syria ! Palestine
Stem 1^-1 ft. long; leaves 1| in.; petiole sometimes G in.;
bracts ^ in. ; sepals |^ in. ; petals 1 in. long.
9. A. RUFESCENS Boiss. Diagn. Ser. ii. 1, p. 102. Alcea riifescens
Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 828. — Caule tenuiter rufescenti-tomentoso humili
inferne ramoso ramis virgatis, foliis ovatis trilobatis basi subcordatis,
pedunculis brevibus, bracteolis triangularibus calyce triplo brevi-
oribus, calycis lobis oblongis acutis, petalis flavidis, carpellis hirtis
margine acutis.
Hab. Syria ! Palestine.
Stem 1^-2 ft. ; leaves 5 in. ; bracts ^ in. ; sepals 1 in. ; petals,
11 in. long. This plant may be distinguished from the preceding
by its lax raceme, in which the flowers are not subtended by leaves.
10. A. REMOTiFLORA Boiss. et Heldr. in Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1. viii.
p. 108. Alce(( ronotijlora Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 828.—Caule humili tomentoso
griseo scabrido virgato, ramis tenuibus, foliis parvis ultra medium
5-7-palmatipartitis, floribus 1-2 axillaribus, pedunculis brevibus,
bracteolis triangularibus, calyce dimidio brevioribus, sepalis lanceolatis
acutis, petalis obcordatis pallide roseis, carpellis rugosis
angustis facie glabris ad medium dorsi puberulis.
Hab. Pamphylia ! Armenia.
Stem l\-2 ft. ; leaves 1 in. ; bracts ^ in. ; sepals nearly h in.