Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
(?)
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Hibiscus ...
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus
COMMON NAME:
Wax Mallow
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Keith Bradley kab_m_arboreus_76702
May Miami-Dade County FL
Gifford Arboretum
Leaves unlobed to shallowly lobed, usually longer than wide, bases rounded, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_m_arboreus_76708
May Miami-Dade County FL
Gifford Arboretum
Petals auriculate. Stamens, styles and stigmas fully exserted, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_m_arboreus_76717
May Miami-Dade County FL
Gifford Arboretum
Involucellar bractlets linear-spatulate, per Flora of North America.
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
(?)
-
Hibiscus ...
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus
913
Shrub
Perennial
Non-native
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Red
5-lobed campanulate or tubular calyx
5-petaled tubular corolla
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Usually red
Berry-like fleshy schizocarp
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!