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Cow Itch Tree, Primrose Tree
Scientific Name: Lagunaria patersonii (Andrews) G. Don
Synonym: Hibiscus patersonia, Laguna squamea, Solandra squamea
Family: Malvaceae ...
cow itch tree, cowitch tree, cowitchtree, itchy powder tree, Norfolk hibiscus, Norfolk Island hibiscus, pyramid tree, Sally wood, white oak, whiteoak, whitewood
Family ...
2 (5)m, Cow Itch Tree or Norfolk Island Hibiscus is a very unusual and most ornamental species in the mallow family (Malvaceae) with waxy, rose pink flowers above leathery, olive green, pubescent leaves, silvery beneath.
Cow Itch Tree [English]: Lagunaria patersonii
Cow Itch Tree [English]: Lagunaria patersonia
Cow Oak [English]: Quercus michauxii
Cow Parsley [English]: Melanoselinum decipiens
Cow Parsley [English]: Anthriscus sylvestris ...
A second common name is 'Cow Itch Tree'. The genus name is in reference to this plants resemblance to Lagunaea (a genus now subsumed into Hibiscus) that was named to honor Andrés Laguna de Segovia, a 16th century Spanish doctor.
Lagunaria - Lagunaria Trees
Lagunaria patersonia - Cow Itch Tree; Primrose Tree; Norfolk Island Hibiscus; Pyramid Tree
Thespesia - Thespesia Trees
Thespesia populnea - Portia Tree; Milo ...
Lagunaria pattersonii ( patersonia), Hibiscus patersonia, Laguna squamea
Family: Malvaceae
Primrose Tree, Cow Itch Tree
Origin: Australia ...
 See also: Lagunaria, Malva, Olive, Hibiscus, Evergreen
  
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