Cottonwood Hibiscus (species: Hibiscus tiliaceus) in Sea Acres NP (Gaia Guide)
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Hibiscus tiliaceus
Cottonwood Hibiscus


©Anne: Rounded, heart-shaped leaf of Hibiscus tiliaceus at Lizard Island.

©Anne: Detail of underside of leaf, Hibiscus tiliaceus at Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne: Flower of Hibiscus tiliaceus at Lizard Island Research Station.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Hibiscus
Species Hibiscus tiliaceus

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Distinguishing features

A straggly small tree or ground hugging shrub. Large, heart-shaped leaves have microscopic white hairs on the underside giving it greyish appearance. Large, pale yellow flowers with a dark burgundy centre open in the morning and look dead by the afternoon.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Hibiscus tiliaceus

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Cribb, A.B. and J.W. Cribb (1985). Plant life of the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent shores University of Queensland Press, St Lucia.

Other references

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and A.-L. Jacquemart (2008). Nymph Island (Great Barrier Reef, Qld., Australia): Flora and vegetation of a low wooded island, Scripta Botanica Belgica, 43: 1-88. LIRS catalog number 1210.
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