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Hibiscus aspera - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Hibiscus aspera - Flower bud - Click to enlarge!

Flower bud; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Hibiscus aspera - Flower buds - Click to enlarge!

Flower buds; Nigeria; 1/2013 © Ralf Biechele

Hibiscus aspera - Flower, side view - Click to enlarge!

Flower, side view; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Hibiscus aspera - Upper and lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Hibiscus aspera - Rough stem section - Click to enlarge!

Rough stem section; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Hibiscus aspera - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Identifier: 982
Date of entry: 08.12.2008
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2635)

Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)

Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)

Order: Malvales (80)

Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)

Genus: Hibiscus (9)

Epithet: aspera Hoek.f. (5)

aspera => rough, sharp to the touch

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow

External links

Check for Hibiscus aspera at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

[1234] Hibiscus - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

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