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Hibiscus richardsonii

Hibiscus richardsonii
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Australia, New Zealand
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Hibiscus richardsonii, commonly known as puarangi in New Zealand, is a species of flowering plant, a hibiscus, in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is rare in New Zealand, and more commonly seen in eastern New South Wales in Australia. The species was named in honour of the plant collector and convict, John Richardson.

Where it grows

It is native to parts of Australia and New Zealand. In Australia it is found in coastal and subcoastal areas of New South Wales, from the Clarence River district in the north of the state to the Bermagui district in the state's south. In New Zealand it is found on the eastern side of the North Island, from the northern end of the island (Te Paki Ecological District) to Hicks Bay, including the Cavalli, Great Barrier and Mayor / Tuhua islands.

Other Hibiscus plants

Alyogyne hakeifolia · Alyogyne huegelii · Hibiscus acapulcensis · African rosemallow · Comfortroot · Cape Hibiscus · Hibiscus aponeurus · Hibiscus ×archeri · White rosemallow · Fork-bracted rosemallow · Foulsapate Marron · Brackenridge's rosemallow

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hibiscus richardsonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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