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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

Dataset

Internal reference: 982
Date of entry: 08.12.2008
Last update: 11.05.2013

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2512)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2411)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2042)

      Order: Malvales (75)

        Family: Malvaceae (58) (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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