Hibiscus meyeri subsp. meyeri

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit

Shrubby herb or shrub, up to 1.5 m tall; stems hispid-pubescent with whitish or somewhat yellowish hairs

Morphology Leaves

Leaves hispid-pubescent; petiole 2–12 mm long; blade ovate to elliptic or suborbicular, up to c. 3.5 x 2.5 cm, acute to rounded at the apex, with finely serrate-dentate margins

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Flowers in leaf axils; pedicels 2–30 mm, articulated near the middle

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Epicalyx

Epicalyx bracts 7–9, 2–4 mm long, subulate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx 5–8 mm long; lobes narrowly triangular, 1-nerved

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals 10–15 mm long, pink or mauve; staminal tube 7–13 mm long, straight or slightly curved

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Capsule c. 8 mm long, appressed puberulous

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds with a cottony floss.

Distribution

N1, 2; C2; S1, 3; Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, N Tanzania, NE Dem. Rep. Congo, Burundi

Ecology

Altitude range 30–1300 m.