Hibiscus surattensis
Hibiscus surattensis
- Native to:
- Angola | Bangladesh | Benin | Borneo | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | China | Congo | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Hainan | India | Indonesia | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Laos | Liberia | Malawi | Malaya | Mozambique | Myanmar | Nigeria | Philippines | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | South Sudan | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Uganda | Vietnam | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Wikimedia: Lalithamba (www.flickr.com) from India
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Malvaceae
- Genus:
- Hibiscus
- Species:
- Hibiscus surattensis
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, dark purple center
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★★☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies, birds
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