Details of record no: 71558

Hibiscus surattensis L.

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Record details:

Date: 15 May 2015
Recorder(s):BT Wursten
J Guyton
Collector(s):J Guyton
JAG_15_55B
Determiner(s):BT Wursten
Confirmer(s):
Herbarium:EOWBL
Habitat: Floodplain/Thicket
Location: Lake Urema Floodplain Edge, Gorongosa National Park
Location code(s): 14
Outing code: 41
Planted code: Not planted
Country: Mozambique
Quarter Degree Square: 1834C4
Grid reference:
FZ Division: MS
Altitude (metres): 36
Notes: Tall erect herb (up to 200cm high), with large, pale yellow flowers with dark centres. Epicalyx distinguishes Hibiscus from other genera. Epicalyx of surattensis has fine dotting of black glands, and is complex and ornate with both a horizontal and vertical component. Leaves are three- or sometimes five-lobed.
Latitude, Longitude: -18.912110, 34.454160
Location Accuracy Code: 7

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Individual record no: 71558: Hibiscus surattensis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-record.php?record_id=71558, retrieved 21 December 2024

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