Hibiscus meeusei Exell

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Hibiscus meeusei Exell ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. J. Meeuse 10646, 19 Mar 1959

  • Location

    South Africa. Transvaal. Donkerhoek (Donkerport), between Pretoria and Bronkhorstspruit.

  • Habitat

    Roadside. This plant is a typical "ruderal" species: grows in (old) lands, along roadsides, fallow lands and locally often very frequent. Widespread in Transvaal.

  • Description

    Erect annual usually branched from base but often one stem "domineering" and up to 1.5 m. tall. Stems and leaf-edges often reddish (as in the calyx in basal part). Plant covered with spiny hairs. Corolla tellow with brownish-red "eye". Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 221748

    Occurrence ID: 6a57b54a-4119-435e-853c-4c03caa0e6ec

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • Locality

    Transvaal. Donkerhoek (Donkerport), between Pretoria and Bronkhorstspruit

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