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Hibiscus Præmorsus. Bitten-Leaved Hibiscus.
Class and Order.
Monadelphia Polyandria.
Generic Character.
Cal. duplex: exterior polyphyllus. Caps. 5-locularis, polysperma.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
HIBISCUS præmorsus foliis subrotundis, dentato-serratis retusis pubescentibus. Ait. Kew. v. 2. 454.
HIBISCUS præmorsus hirsutus, foliis ovatis basi angustato-cordatis apice præmorsis crenatis, calycibus tomentosis, seminibus tuberculatis. Linn. Suppl. Pl. p. 309.
PAVONIA cuneifolia. Cavan. Diff. 3. p. 139. t. 45. f. 1.
URENA præmorsa. L'Herit. Stirp. nov. t. 51.