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Hibiscus praeteritus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange town turnoff
Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange town turnoff
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| Synonyms: |
Hibiscus hirtus L. subsp. africanus Cufod. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Sparsely branched perennial herb, up to 2 m tall. Stems appressed stellate-hairy. Leaves, up to 6 × 3 cm, ovate to narrowly lanceolate, unlobed, densely stellate hairy on both surfaces; margin serrate; petiole up to 3 cm long. Flowers solitary, axillary, up to 2-3 cm in diameter, red or rarely pink. Epicalyx of 6-7 bracts, 8-10 mm long, linear. Calyx up to 9-10 mm long; lobes linear-lanceolate, 8-9 mm long, stellate hairy. Fruit a subglobose capsule, c. 9 × 9 mm, minutely velvety. |
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| Habitat: | Occurring along rivers. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 28 November 2009 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 81. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Mozambique: Hibiscus praeteritusAfrican Plant Database: Hibiscus praeteritus
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Hibiscus praeteritus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hibiscus praeteritus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Hibiscus praeteritus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Hibiscus praeteritus
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hibiscus praeteritus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hibiscus praeteritus
JSTOR Plant Science: Hibiscus praeteritus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hibiscus praeteritus
Tropicos: Hibiscus praeteritus
West African Plants database: Hibiscus praeteritus
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