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Date of issue: 12 March 1986
Designer: S. Titcher

Plant: Hibiscus meraukensis

Family: MALVACEAE

Merauk Hibiscus
Annual shrub, sometimes a single stem.
Plants grow rapidly in wet season, live 5-6 months.
Flowers 6-10 cm across, white, pink or mauve.
Occurs in Qld, WA, NT, and PNG (where Merauk is).

 


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