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Hibiscus ovalifolius
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Rimiti West, by Mutare to Birchenough Bridge Rd
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Kandahar Fishing site 10, Zambezi National Park.
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Kandahar Fishing site 10, Zambezi National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kandahar Fishing site 10, Zambezi National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kandahar Fishing site 10, Zambezi National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Hibiscus calycinus Willd. Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav. Hibiscus wildii Suess. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or perennial herb up to 3 m tall, but often a low-growing species in shade. Leaves subcircular in outline, usually 3-5-lobed, up to 12 × 12 cm, stellate-hairy, cordate at the base; margin serrate; petiole up to 9 cm long. Stipules filiform, up to 15 mm long. Flowers solitary, axillary, yellow, usually with a brown or dark red centre. Calyx up to 16 mm; lobes ovate to ovate-lanceolate, joined to nearly halfway. Epicalyx of 5 bracts; bracts up to 18 mm long, joined for 3-4 mm at the base, variable in shape but always broadest near the middle and narrowing suddenly to a long caudate tip. Petals up to 6 × 4.5 cm, obliquely ovate. Capsule ellipsoid. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ovalifolius: with oval (elliptic) leaves |
| Habitat: | In various types of forest and in thickets and grassland |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and South Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands |
| Botswana distribution: | |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 203. as Hibiscus calyphyllus Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 259. As Hibiscus calyphyllus Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 459 - 460. as H.calyphyllus Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 286. (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. |
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