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Synonyms: |
Hibiscus cannabinus sensu Ulbr. & Fr. Hibiscus meeusei Exell |
Common names: | Small-flowered kenaf (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Annual or biennial herb to 1.5 m tall, usually branched from the base. Stems finely spiny and shortly stellate-tomentose. Leaves ovate in outline, deeply 3-5-lobed with rhombic to oblanceolate lobes, minutely pubescent above with stellate or simple hairs, usually minutely stellate-pubescent beneath; margin serrate; petiole up to 12 cm long. Flowers 3-6 cm in diameter, yellow with dark red centre. Epicalyx of 8-12 bracts; linear, c. 10 mm long, apex sometimes bearing an appendage but not clearly forked. Calyx c. 15 mm; lobes usually ovate, only shortly pointed; gland on calyx lobe less conspicuous, usually up to 1 mm in diameter. Capsule ovoid-conical, 14-15 mm long, appressed-bristly hairy. |
Notes: | Somewhat similar to Hibiscus cannabinus. |
Derivation of specific name: | nigricaulis: with black stems. |
Habitat: | Mostly in disturbed places, roadsides and waste land. |
Altitude range: | |
Flowering time: | Feb - May |
Worldwide distribution: | Caprivi-Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa. |
Mozambique distribution: | MS |
Growth form(s): | Annual, biennial. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Tuesday 22 December 2020 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 31. As Hibiscus nigricaulis Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 20. As Hibiscus nigricaulis Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 442 - 443. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 285. (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. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 73, plate 100 Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 218. |
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