白炽花 Hibiscus macilwraithensis

  • Scientific Name: Hibiscus macilwraithensis (Fryxell) Craven & B.E.Pfeil
  • Ref: Adansonia, sér. 3, 26:237. 2004
  • Synonym: Macrostelia grandifolia subsp. macilwraithensis Fryxell
  • English Common Name: McIlwraith Range macrostelia, Rocky River macrostelia
  • Chinese Common Name: 白炽花 báichì∙huā
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • Genus: Hibiscus
  • Distribution: endemic to the Cape York Peninsula of northern Queensland, from near sea level to 400 m. Grows in or on the margins of various types of rain forest and monsoon forest
  • Photo: 06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden, Guangdong

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