Tree Mallow
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Also known as Yellow Mallow Tree, Wild Thespesia
Tree
About Tree Mallow
Hibiscus tiliaceus, commonly known as the sea hibiscus or coast cottonwood, is an evergreen species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, with a pantropical distribution along coastlines. It has also been introduced to Florida and New Zealand. It has been debated whether this species is native or introduced to Hawaii.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus tiliaceus
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Plains, mainly coastal and river banks
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-tropical regions of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बोला Bola, चेल्वा Chelwa, पोला Pola
- Bengali
- বোলা Bola, ছেলবা Chelaba, সমুদ্রজবা Samudrajaba
- Tamil
- நீர்ப்பருத்தி Nir-P-Parutti, தாளிப்பருத்தி Tali-P-Parutti
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿಪಟ್ಟ Bilipatta, ಕಾರ್ಕ್ ಬೆಂಡು Kaark Bendu, ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರದ ಹತ್ತಿ Samudra Theerada hatti
- Malayalam
- തൈപ്പരുത്തി Thaipparuthi, തൈപ്പരുത്തി
- Marathi
- बेलपटा Belpata
Botanical family
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Tree Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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