Ewartia

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Ewartia

Description Ewartia is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the family Malvaceae. It comprises about 9 species of woody shrubs that are native to Australia. This plant is named after Joseph Henry Maiden’s friend, Alfred James Ewart, who was a botanist and professor of botany at the University of Melbourne. Ewartia is commonly known as the “native hibiscus”…