Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Collector Name:
Quinn Campbell
Collection Date:
June 5, 2023
Observers:
Tim Flynn, David Lorence, NREM 691 students
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Allerton Garden, Micronesia area.
Plant Description:
Densely branching shrub to ~8m. Mostly woody with new stem growth green and pliable. Leaves alternate, glabrous above, finely hair below. Petiole hairy near leaf base for ~1cm, becoming glabrous after. Stipules present at younger leaf nodes, dehiscing with age. Stipules finely hairy below, glabrous above. Flowers light yellow with red spot on base of each inner petal. Older flowers becoming red-tinged orange. Mature calyx with red tinge.
Habitat:
Naturalized stand in cultivated area
Date of Record Creation:
June 9, 2023
Date of Last Update:
September 12, 2023
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