Hibiscus schizopetalus (Mast.) Hook.f.

First published in Bot. Mag. 106: t. 6524 (1880)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to E. Tanzania. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Descriptions

Malvaceae, Bernard Verdcourt & Geoffrey Mwachala. Pavonia, B Verdcourt; Kosteletzkya, OJ Blanchard Jr.; Gossypium, P Fryxell & B Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009

Type
Lectotype: Kenya, Mombasa District: Nyika hinterland behind Mombasa , Kirk s.n. (K!, chosen by Cheek in Taxon (1989))
Morphology General Habit
Shrub 2–4.5 m tall.
Morphology Stem
Stems glabrous, green when young, becoming longitudinally ridged and grey with age
Morphology Leaves
Leaves ovate or lanceolate, 4–10 × 1–5 cm, apex acute or acuminate, base cuneate to obtuse, rarely rounded, margin undulate, serrate or crenate, glabrous; petiole glabrous with a line of white pubescence adaxially, 4–37 mm long; stipules lanceolate, 0.5–3 × 0.1–0.5 mm, with or without scattered stellate hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary in the leaf axils; pedicel articulated in the lower half, sparsely pubescent; epicalyx of 8 triangular bracts, 1–3 × 0.5 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; calyx lobes fused into a 12–15 mm long, 2-lipped tube, the lips toothed or not, glabrous or sparsely pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 3–4 cm long, red, fimbriate, reflexed, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Staminal column 4–5 cm long, the lower half filament-free; filaments 3–10 mm long; exserted parts of styles 6–23 mm long, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule obovoid or cylindrical, 19–36 mm long, 15 mm diameter, puberulous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds triangular, brown, 2–4 × 2–3 mm, pubescent.
Ecology
Coastal bushland and forest; 0–200 m
Distribution
Flora districts: K7 T3 T6 T8 Range: Widely cultivated
[FTEA]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 1500 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Pacífico, Valle del Cauca.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto
[CPLC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–1500 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Shrub.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

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