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Malvaceae

Hibiscus rhodanthus Gürke ex Schinz

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hibiscus

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Hibiscus rhodanthus: Dwarf red hibiscus. The plant is only a few centimetres high. Flowering after a bush fire along the road between Rukwa and Sumbawanga, Tanzania.
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Hibiscus carsonii Baker
  • Hibiscus corneti De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Hibiscus micranthus f. macranthus Baker f.
  • Hibiscus petraeus Hiern
  • Hibiscus welwitschii Hiern

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.