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Decaschistia peninsularis Craven & Fryxell
This delightful small Hibiscus grows on roadsides near Weipa on Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland.


	Decaschistia peninsularis	Decaschistia peninsularis

	Description:Flower	Description:Flowers
	Location:Mapoon to Weipa Road, North Queensland	Location:Mapoon to Weipa Road, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:12˚18.0992S, 145˚53.6940E	GPS coordinates:12˚18.0992S, 145˚53.6940E
	Date of photo:21 April 2016	Date of photo:21 April 2016
	Field No.:3939	Field No.:3939

	Decaschistia peninsularis	Decaschistia peninsularis

	Description:Flowering plant	Description:Flowering plants
	Location:Mapoon to Weipa Road, North Queensland	Location:Mapoon to Weipa Road, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:12˚18.0992S, 145˚53.6940E	GPS coordinates:12˚18.0992S, 145˚53.6940E
	Date of photo:21 April 2016	Date of photo:21 April 2016
	Field No.:3939	Field No.:3939

References:(accessed 17 March 2017)

Craven, L.A. & Fryxell, P.A. (1989), Two new species of Decaschistia (Malvaceae) from Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 2(4):461-468

Beasley J (2009), Plants of Cape York, John Beasley

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