Hibiscus rhodanthus Gürke

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Road to Christon Bank

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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area

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Synonyms:	Hibiscus carsonii Baker Hibiscus micranthus L.f. var. sanguineus (Franch.) Hochr.
Common names:	Dwarf red hibiscus (English) Poppy hibiscus (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, often only a few cm high, growing from a woody rootstock. Stems covered in stellate hairs. Leaves oblong or oblong-elliptic, stellate hairy; margins with spaced teeth. Flowers solitary, axillary, bright red, 2.5-4 cm in diameter, often appearing as terminal panicles by reduction of the upper leaves. Epicalyx of 6-7 bracts, 1-4 mm long, linear. Calyx up to 8 mm. Fruit a subspherical capsule, usually densely pubescent. Seeds with a white silky floss.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	rhodanthus: red-flowered
Habitat:	In open Brachystegia woodland and grassland.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:	Sep - Nov
Worldwide distribution:	From DRC and Tanzania, South to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Mozambique distribution:	N,T
Growth form(s):	Perennial.
Endemic status:
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Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 94 - 95. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 204. Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 457. 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. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 76, plate 103

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