Accession Data

Hibiscus tilliaceus

Common Name: Beach Hibiscus

Family: Malvaceae

Country of Origin: pantropical

Description: A spreading evergreen shrub or small tree to about 20'.
Found throughout Old and New World tropics.
Prominent stipules on emerging growth

This plant is listed as Category II by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council and is considered to be 'potentially invasive'. It is not, however, restricted at this time.

Uses: The fibrous bark of the long, erect water sprouts is stripped from the wood, soaked in water and dried to be woven into cordage. The unprocessed bark is also used by hunters or farmers as an immediate source of cordage for binding game or produce.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10-11

Accession #: 198500639

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1112

Quantity: 1

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid II

Order: Malvales

Family: Malvaceae

SubFamily: Malvoideae

Tribe: Hibisceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. University of Guam Website - Accessed 22 October 2001.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 27 August 2015.
  3. Hibiscus tiliaceus L. var. tiliaceus at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, December 12, 2017.

Images

Hibiscus tilliaceus