Hibiscus L.
Fls perfect, 5-merous, axillary or terminal, solitary to paniculate; involucre of few to several bracts. Calyx 5-toothed; petals adnate to staminal column; anthers attached below the apex. Fr. a dry ± dehiscent capsule. Herbs, shrubs or trees with palmately veined or lobed lvs. Widespread genus of perhaps some 200 spp. It is doubtful whether either spp. found in N.Z. is indigenous; both are now rather rare.
