Hibiscus tiliaceus L.
Family
Malvaceae
Synonyms
Hibiscus hastatus L.f., Hibiscus similis Blume, Hibiscus celebicus Koord.
Vernacular Names
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English |
Mahoe, sea hibiscus. |
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Indonesia |
Waru, waru laut, baru. |
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Philippines |
Malabago (Pilipino, Tagalog), dangliu (Tagalog), ragindi (Bisaya). |
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Myanmar |
Thin ban. |
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Laos |
Hou sua, ta sua. |
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Thailand |
Khamin naang matsee (North-eastern), po naa (Peninsular), po faai (Central). |
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Vietnam |
Tra l[af]m chi[ees]u, b[uj]p tra. |
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Papua New Guinea |
Banj (Gaikorovi, Sepik Province), pow (Lomeoi, Manus Island), valu (Hula, Central Province). |
Geographical Distributions
Hibiscus tiliaceus is found throughout the tropics or near sandy shores.
Description
Hibiscus tiliaceus is a small tree or shrub that can reach up to 15(-30) m tall.
The leaves are suborbicular, or ovate for the upper ones. They are 10-15 cm long, deeply cordate at base, cuspidate at apex, with finely toothed margin, 1-5 central veins with a nectary, shiny at the upper surface, with large stipules and spreading.
The epicalyx is cupular, slightly accrescent, shorter than the sepal, 8-11-lobed and stellate-hairy. The sepal is bell-shaped, 5-fid and with nectarines outside while the petal is large, 5 cm long, yellow with a purple heart but later turns to orange-red. The staminal column is antheriferous and shorter than the petals. It has yellow style and purple stigmas.
There are 5-7 seeds per cell. They are kidney-shaped, dotted with tiny warts and black-brown.
Ecology / Cultivation
Hibiscus tiliaceus is common along seashores and beside tidal streams.
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References
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Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(2): Medicinal and poisonous plants 2.
