Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
burtt-davyi: named after Joseph Burtt-Davy
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hibiscus burtt-davyi Dunkley Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=139300
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Shrub or small tree, to 7 m, densely fulvous-stellate-setose, especially on the young parts. Leaves circular or broadly elliptic, 3-5 lobed, stellate-setose above and beneath; petiole up to 5 cm.
Flowers up to 5 cm in diameter, pink or white solitary or in short axillary 2-5-flowered racemes.
Bracts of epicalyx numerous, up to c.20, often exceeding the calyx; each bract up to 16 mm, filiform or very narrowly linear. Capsule subspherical.
Seeds minutely lepidote, not flossy
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hibiscus burtt-davyi Dunkley Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=139300
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
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- cc-by-nc
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hibiscus burtt-davyi Dunkley Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=139300
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
