Hibiscus pusillus
Close-up of flower
Habit is straggling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species:
H. pusillus
Binomial name
Hibiscus pusillus
Synonyms[1]
  • Hibiscus atromarginatus Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Hibiscus gossypinus Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Hibiscus lasiospermus E.Mey. ex Harv.
  • Hibiscus macrocalyx Garcke
  • Hibiscus serratus E.Mey. ex Harv.

Hibiscus pusillus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to seasonally dry areas of southern Africa.[2][1] There is some confusion with Hibiscus trionum, with which it shares the common names bladderweed and Terblansbossie (Afrikaans), perhaps due to the name Hibiscus pusillus Eckl. & Zeyh. being a synonym of Hibiscus trionum L., sometimes called the bladder hibiscus.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hibiscus pusillus Thunb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Foden, W.; Potter, L. (2005). "Hibiscus pusillus Thunb". National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2023. Common Names; Bladderweed (e), Terblansbossie (a), Uguqukile (z), Uvuma (z)
  3. ^ Latti, Ivan (2023). "Hibiscus pusillus". operationwildflower.org.za. Operation Wildflower. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Hibiscus pusillus Eckl. & Zeyh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Hibiscus pusillus L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2023.


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