Hibiscus squamosus Hochr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hibiscus

Characteristics

A herb. It has a woody rootstock. It puts up annual stems that are 1 m high. The stems can be hairy. The flowers are small and pale yellow with a dark purple centre.
More
Flowers conspicuous, pale yellow with dark purple centre
Stem erect, little-branched, 3 ft. or more
Scabrid-pubescent or downy
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in damp and marshy places. It grows in wet grass savannah.
More
Marshy and damp places; on sand.
Common in marshy places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hibiscus squamosus world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:560853-1
WFO ID wfo-0000723087
COL ID 6LV8C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hibiscus squamosus