Hibiscus L.

Stylar branches 5. Fruit a capsule Hibiscus

Shrubs or small trees. Calyx deeply lobed

Leaves without glandular hairs on the midrib

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Petals pink, c. 7 cm long. Leaves entire, crenate or 3–5-lobed, 3–15 cm long, densely pubescent. Stems pubescent and with prickles. Pedicel articulate above the base. Capsule 20 mm long. Shrub or small tree up to 6 m high. Coast and adjacent plateaus. Open forest. Fl. spring–summer Hibiscus splendens

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Petals purple, pink or white up to 2.5 cm long. Leaves ovate to lanceolate, margins crenate, 2 – 5 cm long, densely pubescent. Stems without prickles. Peduncles 2 – 5 cm long. Capsule 10 mm long. Shrub to 60 cm high, sometimes prostrate. Eucalypt woodland, rocky areas. Hill Hibiscus Hibiscus sturtiisturtii