Pavonia schimperiana Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Pavonia

Characteristics

A herb or shrub. It can grow up to 3.5 m tall. The leaves are oval to heart shaped or kidney shaped. They are 3.5-24 cm long by 2.5-25 cm wide. They have 3-5 lobes. The flowers can occur singly or in groups of 2-4. The flowers petals are dark red. The fruit are 5-6 mm long.
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Mature height (meter) 3.5
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,100-2,400 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food food material medicinal
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
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Images

Habit

Pavonia schimperiana habit picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pavonia schimperiana flower picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)
Pavonia schimperiana flower picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)
Pavonia schimperiana flower picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pavonia schimperiana world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:563077-1
WFO ID wfo-0000473757
COL ID 767ZW
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Synonyms

Pavonia rutshuruensis Pavonia bequaertii Malache schimperiana Pavonia schimperiana