Common name
English: Norfolk Island Hibiscus, Pyramid Tree
German: Norfolkeibisch
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Malvales (80)
Family: Malvaceae (60)(family description)
Genus: Lagunaria (1)
Epithet: patersonia (Andrews) G. Don (1)
patersonia => in honor of Colonel William Paterson (1755–1810), Scottish soldier, explorer, lieutenant governor and botanist
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: violet, pink