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family Malvaceae
Hibiscus poeppigii (Sprengel) Garcke (=Hibiscus
tubiflorus DC., misapplied)
Shrub;
leaves alternate, simple, more or less triangular in outline (deltate),
margin with rounded teeth (crenate) or lobed, stellate-pubescent;
flowers axillary; epicalyx a series of 10 linear lobes; calyx
in the form of a swollen tube with 5 apical lobes; petals red,
separate, recurved; stamens fused into a tubular sheath surrounding
the style (monadelphous); stigmas 5, globose.
Additional image:
Shrub;
leaves alternate, simple, more or less triangular in outline (deltate),
margin with rounded teeth (crenate) or lobed, stellate-pubescent;
flowers axillary; epicalyx a series of 10 linear lobes; calyx
in the form of a swollen tube with 5 apical lobes; petals red,
separate, recurved; stamens fused into a tubular sheath surrounding
the style (monadelphous); stigmas 5, globose.
