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| Family : MALVACEAE |
| Protologue : Syst. Nat., ed. 10 2: 1149 (1759) |
| Information on the genus : Hibiscus |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Hibiscus sabdariffa subsp. cannabinus (L.) Panigrahi & Murti |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Hibiscus asper Hook.f. |
| =Hibiscus malangensis Baker f. (1939) |
| =Hibiscus cannabinus var. radiatus (Cav.) Chiov. |
| =*Hibiscus cannabinus var. genuinus Hochr. |
| =Hibiscus cannabinus var. simplex A.Howard & G.Howard |
| =Hibiscus cannabinus var. purpureus A.Howard & G.Howard |
| =Hibiscus cannabinus var. ruber A.Howard & G.Howard |
| =Hibiscus cannabinus var. viridis A.Howard & G.Howard |
| =Hibiscus cannabinus var. vulgaris A.Howard & G.Howard |
| =Hibiscus verrucosus Guill. & Perr. (1830) |
| =Hibiscus cordofanus Turcz. (1858) |
| =Hibiscus vanderystii De Wild. (1915) |
| =Hibiscus verrucosus var. punctatus A.Rich. (1847) |
| =Hibiscus cannabinus var. punctatus (A.Rich.) Hochr. (1916) |
| =Hibiscus henriquesii Pires de Lima (1921) |
| =Hibiscus cannabinus var. chevalieri Hochr. |
| =Hibiscus cannabinus var. sudanica Hochr. (1907) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Erect coarse annual herb to ±2,5(-4) m; stems prickly. |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Acacia woodland and scrub; wooded grassland, on grey to black alluvial soil; swamp, seepage areas, riverbanks; roadsides; weed in irrigated crops; 20-2600 m alt. Pantropical. – Sometimes confused with H. sabdariffa. (see more in the book) |
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| Biol./Eco : |
biology:annual-Herb- Ht 0.7 - 2.74 m. Alt 15 - 1250 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, GA, KN, LP, MP, NW, SWZ |
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| Biol./Eco : |
Herb; distribution: Comoros, Mascarenes, Seychelles, Africa, Asia, Australasia/Pacific, |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Fl. Zambes. 1[2]: 441-442 (1961).
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 34: t.1335 (1961).
- Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 1: (1991).
- Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 29[1]: 66-67 (1999).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Tropicos |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°81417 modified 2007-04-20 |
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