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Taxon:  Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don



Summary
Genus:
Lagunaria
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Bombacoideae
Nomen number:
21409
Place of publication:
Gen. hist. 1:485. 1831 "patersonii"
Comment:
original spelling of basionym "patersonius" is considered here as an (unusual) adjectival form, adjusted to "patersonia in feminine
Verified:
12/10/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don subsp. bracteata (Benth.) P. S. Green (0 active accession[s])
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don subsp. patersonia (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976-
  2. Bentham, G. Flora australiensis. 1863-1878
  3. Craven, L. A. et al. 2006. A new name, and notes on extra-floral nectaries, in Lagunaria (Malvaceae, Malvoideae). Blumea 51:345-353.
  4. Dorr, L. J. 2011. Review of Malvaceae sensu lato data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  6. George, A. S., ed. 1994. Flora of Australia. 1980- 49:118.
  7. Green, P. S. 1989. Notes relating to the floras of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, III. Kew Bull. 45:241.
  8. Harden, G. J., ed. Flora of New South Wales. 1990-1993
  9. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
  10. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  11. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  12. Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. 1986
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  14. St. John, H. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands. 1973
Common names
English
cow-itch-tree –
Norfolk Island-hibiscus –
pyramid-tree –
sallywood –
white-oak –
whitewood –
German
Norfolkeibisch –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaLord Howe Island 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaNorfolk Island  
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Lord Howe Island, Queensland], Norfolk Island
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21409. Accessed 13 December 2025.


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