Flower; Gomoa Fetteh, Central Region, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer
Flower, side view; Gomoa Fetteh, Central Region, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer
Ripe fruit and seeds; Gomoa Fetteh, Central Region, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Gomoa Fetteh, Central Region, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Gomoa Fetteh, Central Region, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1018 Date of entry: 20.02.2009 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Lemonyellow Rosemallow
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Hibiscus (9)
Epithet: calyphyllus Cav. (1)
calyphyllus => leafy calyx
Climate: sub-tropical, tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: purple, yellow
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