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Hibiscus schizopetalus (fringed rosemallow)

Synonyms: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis f. schizopetalus (homotypic); Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. schizopetalus (homotypic); Hibiscus sinensis var. schizopetalus

Wikipedia Abstract

Hibiscus schizopetalus is a species of Hibiscus native to tropical eastern Africa in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. Its common names include fringed rosemallow, Japanese lantern, coral hibiscus, and spider hibiscus.
View Wikipedia Record: Hibiscus schizopetalus

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [3]  Shrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Canaveral National Seashore II 9090 Florida, United States
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  
Seaflower Marine Protected Area 15125514 Colombia      

Predators

Cerococcus deklei (grenade scale)[4]
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0