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Hibiscus waterbergensis

Common names: Waterberg hibiscus (Eng.); Waterberg hibiscus (Afr.).

Family: Malvaceae

... above and prominent beneath. Fig. 2 . Leaves of Hibiscus waterbergensis . A. Underside of leaves showing ... branches 1.5−4.0 mm long. Fig. 3. Floral morphology of Hibiscus waterbergensis . A. Ventral view of flower showing ... mm long cottony silky hairs. Fig. 4. Floral morphology of Hibiscus waterbergensis . A. Flower bud with twisted corolla ...

03 / 02 / 2025 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria

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

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

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

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

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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Plants of the Week Advanced Search

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Search results for "Hibiscus" (displaying 6 of 6 on page 1)

Hibiscus waterbergensis

Hibiscus tiliaceus

Hibiscus praeteritus

Hibiscus pedunculatus

Hibiscus coddii

Hibiscus calyphyllus