Hibiscus sterculiifolius Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hibiscus

Characteristics

Flowers 1 in. or more long, much smaller than in the preceding (Hibiscus tiliaceus), yellow with a brown-purple centre
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Epicalyx cup-shaped with 10 teeth 1/2 as long as the calyx.
Branches stellate-tomentose
A small tree
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Permanent pools; swampy meadows; gallery forest with Raphia.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal social use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Hibiscus sterculiifolius habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Hibiscus sterculiifolius leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Hibiscus sterculiifolius leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hibiscus sterculiifolius flower picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Hibiscus sterculiifolius flower picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Hibiscus sterculiifolius flower picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hibiscus sterculiifolius world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Hibiscus sterculiifolius threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:560857-1
WFO ID wfo-0000723092
COL ID 6M6VW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Paritium sterculiifolium Abelmoschus quinquelobus Hibiscus sterculiifolius Hibiscus perrottetii Paritium sterculifolius Pariti quinquelobum Pariti sterculiifolium Pariti virgatum Hibiscus quinquelobus