Hibiscus tiliaceus L.

USDA,ARS Herbarium
College Station, Texae
Donated to NY in 199?
HERBARIUM
OF
P. ArflRYXELL
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04959770
MALVACEAE
^Phespe^i a- -popui-nea-	^olande-r -
Hibiscus tiliaceus L.
det. P. Fryxell, 1988
Prov. TAMATAVEs Nosy Mangabe# a 520 ha
island 5 km from Maroantsetra in the
Bay of Antongil. Eastern Domain.
(plants treated with alcohol)
15*301S 49°461E 0-330 m
Sprawling shrubby tree to 2.5 m tall
along beach at high tide line. Leaves
dark green above# light silvery green
below. Calyx green tinged with red.
Petals initially yellow with deep purple
blotch at base# fading to orange-red with
age. Staminal column white. Anthers
yellow# style/stigma dark reddish-
purple.
11 October 1987
G. E. Schatz 1634
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
04959770