Assignment/exercise
USC Plant Profile - Malvaceae, Hibiscus tiliaceus
University of the Sunshine Coast
2021
Appears in UniSC Plant Profiles
Abstract
Hibiscus tiliaceus is often found near sea level along eastern Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, along with other pantropical areas of America, Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands (Australian Tropical Herbarium n.d.). It is typically found growing in beach forests and on banks of tidal streams as it has a high tolerance for salinity (Australian Tropical Herbarium n.d.). Easily identifiable characteristics of the Hibiscus tiliaceus include the large heart-shaped leaves, pale yellow flowers, and the long, low hanging branches which are sometimes seen lying on the ground. It also acts as a larval food for the common oak-blue butterfly (Australian Tropical Herbarium n.d.). In parts of Malaysia and Indonesia, the leaves of the Hibiscus tiliaceus were often used in traditional medicine to cool fevers and soothe sore throats, while the fresh buds of the plant were chewed on and swallowed to relieve a dry throat (Abdul-Awal et al. 2016).
The inner bark was often soaked in water and rubbed on the stomach during childbirth to relieve labour pain (Abdul-Awal et al. 2016). For teething children, mothers would chew the buds of the plant and give them to their children to swallow to relieve the pain (Abdul-Awal et al. 2016).
Details
- Title
- USC Plant Profile - Malvaceae, Hibiscus tiliaceus
- Authors
- Meg Grayson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Location
- Latitude: -26.734 Longitude: 153.133; Bokarina Beach access, at Satinbird Place.
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date collected
- 23-Mar-2021
- Date published
- 2021
- Copyright note
- © The Author. Reproduced with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99706795102621
- Output Type
- Assignment/exercise; Plant Profile Sheet
- Teaching and Learning
- ENS221; Plant Diversity and Ecology
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