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Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus

Muriwai.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Date taken: 01/02/2011, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Whanganui. May 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Kowhai Park, Whanganui. Feb 2013.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Turk’s cap

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Red/Pink

Detailed description

Spreading shrub to 3 m high, often spreading vegetatively by layering. Leaves not lobed or shallowly 3-lobed, velvety to touch, 5-15 cm long. Flowers, axillary, solitary or few in fascicles; petals scarlet, 20-35 mm long. Fruit fleshy, red, 1-3 cm diameter.

Habitat

Terrestrial.

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Malvaceae

Authority

Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. var. arboreus

Ecology

Flowering

June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January, February

Year naturalised

1981

Origin

Tropical and sub-tropical America

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Tolerances

Shade tolerant.

Life cycle and dispersal

Perennial. Potentially significant weed. Spreads by layering and sometimes produces fruit in New Zealand.

Other information

Etymology

arboreus: From the Latin arbor ‘tree’, meaning tree-like

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