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Hibiscus vitifolius

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Name

Identification
Hibiscus vitifolius Linnaeus [family MALVACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by O. J. Blanchard, Jr., Hibiscus yunnanensis S. Y. Hu [family MALVACEAE ] Verified by S. Y. Hu, 1955
Related name
  • Hibiscus yunnanensis
  • Hibiscus strigosus
  • Hibiscus loandensis
  • Hibiscus vitifolius
  • Hibiscus modaticus
  • Hibiscus jatrophaefolius
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  • Hibiscus obscurus
  • Hibiscus natalitus

Flora

Entry for Hibiscus vitifolius var. vitifolius Linn. [family MALVACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Hibiscus vitifolius var. vitifolius Linn. [family MALVACEAE], — F.T.A. 1: 197, partly; Hochr. l.c. 169 (as var. genuinus); Chev. Bot. 69.
Information
Low shrub, or scrambling herb, to 6 ft. high; flowers bright yellow with a purple centre, about 2 in. long; recognisable by the 5-winged fruit.
Distribution
G. C. Cape Coast (fl. & fr. July) T. Vogel 66! Aburi (Nov.) Johnson 847! Accra Plains (fl. 8 fr. Aug.) Irvine 70!Togo Lome Warnecke 204!Dah. Adjaonéré to Abbo (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Chev. 22956!N. Nig. Jebba Barter! Katagum (fl. 8 fr. Sept.) Dalz. 62!S. Nig. Abeokuta Millen 95! Olokemeji (fl. 8 fr. Sept.) Onochie FHI 20227! Ibadan (fl. 8 fr. Aug.) Golding 5!
Distribution (external)
Widespread in tropical Africa
Madagascar
Asia
Australia
West Indies (? introduced).

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