Английская Википедия:Hibiscus heterophyllus

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Hibiscus heterophyllus, commonly known as native rosella or toilet paper bush,[1] is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It a shrub or small tree with white, pale pink or yellow flowers with a dark red centre and grows in New South Wales and Queensland.

Description

Hibiscus heterophyllus is a shrub or small tree with more or less smooth, prickly stems. The lower leaves are egg-shaped or with 3-5 lobes, upper leaves are narrowly oval shaped to narrowly lance shaped and Шаблон:Cvt long. The flowers are borne singly in leaf axils, calyx lobes lance-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long with a dense covering of rusty-coloured star shaped, short, matted hairs. The flower corolla Шаблон:Cvt long, pale pink, white or yellow with a dark red centre. The fruit is Шаблон:Cvt long and covered with straw-coloured short, soft, upright hairs. Flowering occurs from spring to summer.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Hibiscus heterophyllus was first formally described in 1805 by Étienne Pierre Ventenat and the description was published in Jardin de la Malmaison.[3][4] The specific epithet (heterophyllus) means "different" and "leaved" with reference to having varying shaped leaves.[2][5]

Distribution and habitat

This species is usually found in open forest, rainforest or nearby, from north-east Queensland to the south coast of New South Wales.[1]

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