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Keywords: Asteraceae | Montanoa hibiscifolia Benth. | Jardim da Estrela, Lisbon, Portugal
Another thank you to Rosa, aka contemplar@Flickr, for sharing a photograph with BPotD (original | BPotD Flickr Group Pool). Like the previous time a photograph of Rosa's was featured, if you visit Rosa's weblog, Blog De Cheiros, you'll find an entry about this species with more photographs.
Montanoa hibiscifolia is commonly known as tree-daisy or, in Australia, the Anzac flower. Native to Mexico and Central America, it has been cultivated in a number of tropical areas. Unfortunately, it has become weedy in many places where it's been introduced for ornament including Hawaii (or read this PDF fact sheet), northern Queensland of Australia (PDF) and Zimbabwe.
Tree-daisy is a woody member of the aster family. It can reach heights of 8m (26 ft) and form dense stands. The link to the Hawaiian web page above shares more photographs of the plant, where you can more clearly observe that hibiscifolia, meaning “leaves of Hibiscus”, is well-deserved.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at December 11, 2007 8:16 AM
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Posted by: Eric Simpson at December 11, 2007 2:38 PM
8m! Somehow i just don't believe it.
Posted by: Joe at December 11, 2007 3:18 PM
Compare with images of Hibiscus esculentus
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at December 11, 2007 4:04 PM
The difference between the species in Asteraceae will never stop to amaze me.....
Posted by: fotrristi at December 11, 2007 4:21 PM
wonders never cease now do they
Posted by: elizabeth a airhart at December 11, 2007 5:43 PM
I have been, from time to time a horticulturalist, working over much of Australia. "Anzac Flower" is a designation that I have never come across, for this or any other plant.
Posted by: Don Fenton at December 12, 2009 12:58 AM
Don -- a search for site:au anzac flower "Montanoa hibiscifolia".
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at December 14, 2009 9:33 AM
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I looked at the Hawaiian photos, and I don't see the Hibiscus similarity. All the Hibiscus I can remember seeing had simple, entire, dentate leaves, certainly not the deeply lobed leaves shown for the tree-daisy.