Species Hibiscus aethiopicus
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Etymology of Hibiscus:
Gk. hibiskos = name for the ‘marsh-mallow’ used by Virgil (Palmer), possibly derived from Gk. ibis = a stork that fed on some species of mallow.
Etymology of aethiopicus:
From the Latin aethiopicus = 'Ethiopia'; pertaining frequently to Africa in general, not just Ethiopia.
Scientific name:
Hibiscus aethiopicus L.
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Synonym status:
Roughly hairy subshrub to 30 cm, from woody rootstock. Leaves ovate-elliptic, toothed above, 3--5-veined from the base, glabrescent above. Flowers on axillary peduncles, cream to yellow often with dark centre, epicalyx with 10--12 lanceolate to linear lobes, staminal tube c. 10 mm long. Mainly Aug.--Dec. Stony sandstone or clay slopes, SW, AP, LB, SE (Cape Peninsula to KwaZulu-Natal).
Observations of Taxon
Hibiscus aethiopicus var. ovatus
Name of observer:
Sasa Malan (David)
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Hibiscus aethiopicus
Name of observer:
Sasa Malan (David)
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Hibiscus aethiopicus
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
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Hibiscus aethiopicus
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Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
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Hibiscus aethiopicus
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
14/07/2020 - 5:43pm
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