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Hibiscus coddii

Hibiscus coddii
Common names: Codd’s red hibiscus (Eng.); bokgobakataba (Sepedi)
Family: Malvaceae

... the authors thank Rob Palmer for providing photos of  Hibiscus coddii  subsp.  barnardii  in flower. Hibiscus coddii is a small herbaceous shrub, 0.6 to 1.5 m ... matured. The seeds are covered with silky white floss. Hibiscus coddii is divided into 2 subspecies: subsp. coddii ...

14 / 09 / 2020 | Fergy Nkadimeng | Pretoria NBG
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Hibiscus tiliaceus

Hibiscus tiliaceus flower Image Geoff Nichols
Common names: wild cotton tree, coast hibiscus, lagoon hibiscus, tree hibiscus (Eng.); wildekatoenboom, kusvuurblom (Afr.)
Family: Malvaceae

... estuaries and coastal areas along rivers and lagoons. Hibiscus In South Africa the best known members of the cotton ... the colourful and popular garden shrubs of the genus Hibiscus . Species of the genus may be grown from seed, which ... information may be obtained by cross-reference to Hibiscus praeteritus H. tiliaceus is suitable for marginal ...

22 / 04 / 2013 | Nonkululo Phephu | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Hibiscus pedunculatus

Hibiscus pedunculatus flower
Common names: pink mallow, forest pink hibiscus (Eng.); wildestokroos, pienk hibiskus (Afr.); indola ebomvu (Zulu)
Family: Malvaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2010   Hibiscus pedunculatus is a small, dainty, erect, shrubby ... Hesperiidae) are known to feed and breed on various Hibiscus species. Hibiscus Hibiscus pedunculatus  is an attractive, ...

12 / 07 / 2010 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Hibiscus praeteritus

Hibiscus praeteritus
Common names: None
Family: Malvaceae

... Roger Oliver Pretoria National Botanical Garden July 2009 Hibiscus praeteritus is a fast-growing, slender shrub, ... ripe and are covered with a creamy-white, cottony floss. Hibiscus praeteritus is a very widespread species found in ... with extremely dry winters. Frost occurs occasionally. Hibiscus Sow seed in a 1:1 mixture of fine bark and coarse ...

20 / 07 / 2009 | Roger Oliver | Pretoria NBG
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Hibiscus calyphyllus

Flower
Common names: hibiscus, sun hibiscus, lemon-yellow rosemallow (Eng.); wildestokroos (Afr.)
Family: Malvaceae

... Le Roux Lowveld National Botanical Garden February 2008 Hibiscus calyphyllus is a dense, perennial, rounded shrub; up ... but mainly from January to April. The natural habitat of Hibiscus calyphyllus is open bush, thickets and forests, ... of moth and butterfly larvae are known to feed on various Hibiscus species. This includes the Arrow Sphinx moth ( ...

25 / 02 / 2008 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG
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