Monographs Details:
Authority:
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
Family:
Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Description:
Species Description - Similar to the preceding species, about as pubescent and the leaves much alike in both, the hairs of the upper surfaces mostly forked. Flowers mostly in terminal heads 1-2 cm. long, or some of them solitary in the axils; calyx lobes triangular-ovate, acuminate; petals orange or yellow, longer than the calyx; carpels about 10 or fewer, hispidulous, beakless, or sometimes with a blunt protuberance.
Species Description - Similar to the preceding species, about as pubescent and the leaves much alike in both, the hairs of the upper surfaces mostly forked. Flowers mostly in terminal heads 1-2 cm. long, or some of them solitary in the axils; calyx lobes triangular-ovate, acuminate; petals orange or yellow, longer than the calyx; carpels about 10 or fewer, hispidulous, beakless, or sometimes with a blunt protuberance.
Distribution:
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Central Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Acklins Bahamas South America| Grand Turk Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| Anguilla South America| Florida United States of America North America| Cuba South America| Virgin Gorda Virgin Islands South America| Jamaica South America|
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Central Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Acklins Bahamas South America| Grand Turk Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| Anguilla South America| Florida United States of America North America| Cuba South America| Virgin Gorda Virgin Islands South America| Jamaica South America|