Hibiscus aridus R.A.Dyer

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hibiscus

Characteristics

Suffrutex 20-60 cm. altus, ramis rectis tenuibus, indumento patente stellato-scabrido et pilis paucis simplicibus indutis. Folia late ovata vel orbiculato-ovata, obtusa, basi truncata vel cordata, 2-5 cm. longa, 1.5-4 cm. marginibus crasse dentatis, utrinque pilis 4-7-radiatis scabrida; petioli 1-2 cm. longi, basi stipulis 2 instructi; stipulae 5-8 mm. longae, subulatae. Flores solitarii, axillares; pedicelli usque ad 10 cm. longi, plerumque foliis multo longiores, infra ealyeem circiter 0.5-1 cm. articulati. Epicalyx 6-8-lobatus, lobis linearibus acuminatis vel acutis 1.3-1.8 cm. longis, pilis stellatis et etiam interdum paucis simplicibus instructis. Calycis tubus 2-3 mm. longus; lobi lineari-lanceolati, 1.2-1.7 cm. longi, stellato-scabridi. Corolla plus minusve 7 cm. expansa, lutea, glabra; petala obovata, basi cuneata, apice rotundata. Columna staminea 7-8 mm. longa. Stylus 5-ramosus, ramis 3-4 mm. longis teretibus, stigmatibus capitatis hispidis. Capsula globosa, 10-15 mm. diametro, glabra, in locifiis seminibus 3-5 subtriangulatis pilis longis lanatis.
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Shrublet, up to 0.15-0.30 m high; stems terete, stellate-hispid. Leaves ± suborbicular in outline (sometimes obscurely 3-lobed), apex rounded, margins toothed, base obtuse, 3-5-nerved, densely stellate-hispid. Flowers axillary, solitary; peduncles up to 85 mm long, articulated ± 7 mm below apex. Epicalyx of 6 or 7 linear-oblanceolate bracts. Calyx with lobes lanceolate, acute, joined at base. Petals obovate, yellow. Staminal tube up to 9 mm long; filaments ± 2 mm long. Flowering time Nov.-May. Fruit a subglobose capsule, minutely papillose. Seeds subreniform, almost glabrous or with white silky floss.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Hibiscus aridus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:559952-1
WFO ID wfo-0001077580
COL ID 3LJG8
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Synonyms

Hibiscus aridus