PLATE CCCCXCVIII.
HIBISCUS PRURIENS.
Stinging Hibiscus.
CLASS XVI. ORDER VI.
MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. Threads united. Many Chives.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx duplex, exterior polyphyllus. Stigmata 5. Capsula 5-locularis, polysperma.
Empalement double; outer one many-leaved. 5 summits. Capsule 5-celled, many-seeded.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Hibiscus foliis sub-cordatis, lobatis, dentatis: floribus terminalibus, magnis, colore sulphureo, ad basin petalorum maculâ atropurpureâ notatis. Caulis et petioli setis parvis laxis obsiti sunt, quæ manibus adhærentes irritant et pungunt.