Kosteletzkya begoniifolia Ulbr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Kosteletzkya

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina 5–9 × 4–6 cm., suborbicular, densely hairy on the nerves of the under surface of the leaf, apex acute, margin serrate or crenate, base cuneate to slightly cordate 5–7-nerved; petiole 1·5–3·5 cm. long; stipules 3–7 mm. long, filiform to narrowly lorate.
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Flowers pink, solitary, axillary or in terminal or axillary racemes; peduncle up to 5·5 cm. long.
Epicalyx of 8–10 bracts; bracts 4–10 mm. long, filiform to narrowly linear, setulose.
Seeds 2·5 × 1·5 mm., subreniform, with short scattered hairs or nearly glabrous.
Staminal tube 10–12 mm. long; free parts of filaments 0·5 mm. long.
Calyx up to 12 mm. long, 5-lobed, hispid; lobes 8–12 × 4–7 mm.
Capsule 1·5 cm. in diam., with very prominent angles, hispid.
Petals up to 25 mm. long, narrowly obovate, pubescent.
Erect perennial herb or shrublet; stems patent-setose.
Style-branches 3 mm. long.
Life form perennial
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Kosteletzkya begoniifolia world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:561064-1
WFO ID wfo-0001228640
COL ID 3RDL8
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Synonyms

Hibiscus begoniifolius Kosteletzkya begoniifolia