Kosteletzkya diplocrater (Madagascar Mallow)

Native to Madagascar, this woody mallow grows as a shrub about six to thirteen feet tall. Its solitary flowers develop beside the leaves and have yellow petals with dark red bases surrounding a short central column of stamens. The rounded to oval foliage varies in size and may be shallowly lobed, with prominent veins beneath. Hairy, rounded capsules follow the flowers. The species occurs in seasonally dry woodland and scrub. Photographed in Florida.