Species Hibiscus kirkii
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There aren’t any identifications of Hibiscus kirkii.
Range:
Location unknown
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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 kirkii:
Named after Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), a Scottish physician, naturalist, and botanist who explored and collected plants in East Africa.
Scientific name:
Hibiscus kirkii Mast.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 1: 199 (1868)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1868
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Hibiscus kirkii.
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