Botany General
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23. Malvaceae Shrubs A. Flrs. large B. Flrs. red opened and bell-shaped .... Hibiscus H. rosa-sinensis L. AA. Flrs. large small C. Fruit with five to many lobes; flrs. commonly yellow or orange D. Each fruiting lobe with three or more seeds Abutilon A. indicum Sweet A. butilon molle Sweet A. molle Sweet - capsules ten-parted, to 6 ft., black DD. Each fruit lobe with one seed E. Leaves not felt covered, stems not red Sida Lvs. oblong or heart shaped, carpels 7-12 S. fallax Walp. Lvs. ovate to rhombic, carpels 8-10 S. rhombifolia L. Lvs. heart shaped, carpels 8-9 with spines S. cordifolia L. EE. Leaves hairy; stems red .... Malvastrum Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garke Trees A. Erect B. Lvs. less than 5 in. long; flrs. yellow to purple; entire, heart shaped ........... Thasnesia T. populnea (L.) Sol. AA. Not commonly erect BB. Lvs. rounded; flr. yellow to red .. Hibiscus H. tiliaceus L. 24. Moraceae A. Trees; lvs. less than 8.5 in. long, entire B. Fruit borne at leaf axils, usually paired C. Lvs. broad-ovate to oval, 4-8 in. long; fruit 0.5-0.75 in in dia.; young lvs. downy, aerial roots numerous; fruit red Ficus benghalensis L. Lvs. 4 to 8 in. by 2 to 5 in. C. Lvs. small to medium, oval or ovate