hibiscus

Description:

This is a rather tall growing hibiscus, with large typically shaped hibiscus flowers, most of which are predominantly light red with some whitish central patches, with deep red pistil /stigma and stamen filaments, and bright yellow anther. Hibiscus is a large genus in the family Malvaceae, known from their often flamboyant flowers. They are ubiquitous in the tropics as ornamentas. The genus occurs in a variety of life forms ranging from herbaceous to woody, and it is cosmopolitan throughout warm areas of the world. (It is similar in color "pattern" to the image labeled "Red hibiscus: The National Flower of Malaysia" on the Wikipedia reference).

Habitat:

This is growing as an ornamental in a semi-urban yard/garden in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

I planted this from a cutting obtained in a village on the north coast. [The sun was hitting it perfectly so I made it spotting #1400]