Line engraving by Gerald Sibelius, after
Sydney Parkinson (1770) and Frederick
Polydore Nodder (1778)

Plate 23

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Banks Florilegium, Part 2, Plate 23

Hibiscus meraukensis (Malvaceae)

Line engraving by Gerald Sibelius, after Sydney Parkinson (1770) and Frederick
Polydore Nodder (1778)

Joseph Banks and his party saw this species at:
Bustard Bay, Australia (22 May - 24 May 1770)
Palm Island, Australia (7 June 1770)
Cape Grafton, Australia (9 June - 10 June 1770)
Endeavour River, Australia (17 June - 4 August 1770)

This plant is named after the town of Merauke in southern New Guinea where it is
also found. The species occurs as herbs or small spindly shrubs, the colour of
the flower ranging from white to shades of pink.

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