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Hibiscus palmatus
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Mahenye Village.
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Mahenye Village.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mahenye Village.
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| Synonyms: |
Hibiscus aristaevalvis Garcke Hibiscus djabinianus Parsa Hibiscus intermedius A.Rich. Hibiscus richardii I.Riedl Hibiscus scandens Dalzell & A.Gibson, nom. illeg. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
More or less prostrate perennial herb with more or less densely setulose stems and branches. Leaves deeply palmately lobed with 3-5 narrowly elliptic oblong to lanceolate lobes; sparsely setulose, mainly on the veins; margin irregularly toothed or somewhat lobed again; petiole up to 6 cm long. Stipules filiform, c. 3 mm long. Flowers 3-3.5 cm in diameter, pale yellow, with or without a dark maroon-red centre. Epicalix of 7-8 filiform or narrowly linear bracts, 12-5 mm long. Calyx 10-15 mm long with lobes more or less narrowly triangular, joined at the base for 2-3 mm. Capsule subglobose, 8-9 mm in diameter, sparsely pubescent. |
| Type location: |
Arabia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | palmatus: palmate, like a hand; referring to the leaf-shape. |
| Habitat: | In Mopane woodland or other dry deciduous woodland, often on alluvial soils. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 0 - 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Sudan and Eritrea along the eastern side of Africa South to the Northern Provinces of South Africa and Eswatini. Also in Namibia and Angola. Extending East to the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan and India. |
| National distribution: | T,GI,M |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 84. Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 469 - 470. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 60. van der Walt, R. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Limpopo Valley Retha van der Walt, Musina, South Africa Page 163. (Includes a picture). |
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