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SYNOPSIS OF GENERA AND SPECIES OF MALVE.E. 143
petals J in. long. In Herb. Kew there is a plant from Kedesli
Naplithah ( W. A. Hayne) near reinotijiom ,yvhic\i has longer peduncles
and petioles, and larger petals.
11. A. LAVATERJEFLORA DC. Prod. i. 437. AUIuea dii/itata Boiss.
Diagn. Ser. 1, viii. p. 106. A. lavatcnejlom Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 828.
Caule erecto piloso, foliis longe petiolatis magnis adpresse tomentellis
infimis ultra medium palmatilobatis lobis oblongis obtusis
irregulariter crenatis, floribus solitariis remotis, pedunculis brevibus,
bractcolis calyce subtequantibus, sepalis hirsutis, petalis obcordatis
violaceis, carpellis hirtis undique rugosulis.
Hab. Syria ! Palestine ! Afghanistan
Stem 3-5 ft. ; leaves 3-4 in. ; bracts f in. ; sepals 1 in. ; petals
\\ in. long.
/i. GLABRESCENS Boiss. Fl. Or. 820. = A. ceriypiiaca Boiss. Diagn.
Ser. 2, i. p. 103.—Caulibus glabris, foliis ad medium palmatilobatis.
Hab. Egypt
? y. KiRRiNDENSis Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 829 = A. Jdnindemis Boiss.
Diagn. Ser. 2, v. p. 67. — Caulibus prteter setulas diifusas glabris,
bracteolis calyce dimidio brevioribns.
Hab. Kirrind, Persia.
12. A. dissecta, n. sp.—Caule crasso erecto tereti glabro, foliis
profunde palmatilobatis segmentis oblongo-linearibus membranaceis
glabris scn-atis, petiolis folio brevioribus, floribus axillaribus
solitariis foliis non subtendentibus, pedunculis bracteolis multo
longioribus, bracteolis brevibus cuspidatis externe glabris non striatis
calyce triplo brevioribus, sepalis oblongo-lauceolatis, petalis obcordatis,
carpellis apterocarpis margine acutis transverse rugosia
hirtis.
Hab. Galilee, Lou-ne ! Duma, Post ! Hb. Kew.
Stem 3-4 ft. high ; segments of leaves 3-4 in. by f in. ;
2-3 in. long ; bracts \ in. ; sepals a little over ^ in. petals ;
petiole
1^ in.
long. This plant is related to A. hiniterajiora DC, but it is easily
distinguished from this species by its deeply-divided glabrous leaves
and short bracts.
13. A. sETosA Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1, viii. p. 107. Alcva setosa
Boiss. Flor. Or. i. 829. — Caule elato simplici petiolisque setis
defiexis hispidis, foliis sparsim hirtis cordato-orbiculatis obtusissime
5-7 lobis, racemo lougo basi excepta aphyllo, pedunculis bractcolis
icquilongis, sepalis calyce subbrevioribus calycisquc laciniis valde
tomentoso-hirtis triaugularibus, petalis obcordatis intense purpureis,
carpellis (junioribus) dorso hirtis planiusculis.
Hab. Palestine.
Stem 4-6 ft. high.
14. A. STRIATA DC. Prod. i. p. 437. Alcca striata Boiss. Fl. Or.
i. 829. — Caule erecto tenuiter tomcntello, foliis longe petiolatis
cordato-ovatis intcrdnra loi)atis crenatis, iloribus 1-2 axillaribus
remotis, pedunculis brevibus, bractcolis calyce triplo brevioribus,
sepalis lineatis lanccolatis acutis, petalis obcordatis pallide roseis,
carpellis glabris rugosis.
Hab. Siiiai ! Arabia Potrtra !