Hibiscus heterophyllus
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Hibiscus heterophyllus, also known as Native Rosella, is a species of hibiscus that is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
It grows as a shrub or small tree and produces flowers which are white, pale pink or yellow and have a purple centre.
In Popular Culture
In The Mysterious Island[1], Jules Verne remarks:
...nothing remained to be done but to find a plant fit to make the bow-string. This was the "hibiscus heterophyllus," which furnishes fibers of such remarkable tenacity that they have been compared to the tendons of animals.
References
- ^ Verne, Jules (1918). The Mysterious Island. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 92. ISBN 0-684-18957-7.
- "Hibiscus heterophyllus Vent". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: Hibiscus heterophyllus
- Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Hibiscus heterophyllus
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H. heterophyllus foliage and open seed capsule. -
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