Mitchell, A.S. (21 December 1979), A new Hibiscus (Malvaceae) from Central Australia. Nuytsia 2(6): 336-339, Figs 1, 2 APC [tax. nov.]

• Type: "North-west of Walter James Range 24°32′ 128°33′, Western Australia, 9 Feb. 1972, P.K. Latz 2361. (holo: NT; iso: AD, CANB, K, MEL, PERTH)."

• APC Dist.: WA, NT

• Etymology: "The specific epithet 'arenicola' refers to the restricted habitat of the taxon, viz. sand-dunes."

Mitchell, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Malvaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 209 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 113 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 46 [secondary reference]

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