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Fringed Rosemallow

Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook. fil.

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It is also a common ornamental shrub cultivated in Pakistan. This has been used as male parent in the crosses with Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. and its varieties (Wilcox and Holt in Hawaii A gr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 29.1913).
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 12 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Though clearly most closely related to Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, there is no reason to doubt that H. schizopetalus is indigenous to East Africa.
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Flora of China Vol. 12: 286, 287, 289 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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A glabrous, 2-4 m tall shrub with spreading or usually drooping branches. Leaves 2-7 cm long, 1-5 cm broad, elliptic, sharply serrate, entire below; petiole short, 0.5-2 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary, pendulous; pedicel 8-15 cm long, articulate nearly in the middle; epicalyx segments 5-8, very short, 1-2 mm long. Calyx tubular, 1-1.5 cm long, irregularly 2-5 lobed. Petals 4-6 cm long, 2-3 cm broad, pinkish, with pink or red streaks, laciniate, recurved. Staminal column 8-10 cm long. Capsule 3-4 cm long, 1 cm across, oblong, cylindric. Seeds smooth, glabrous.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 12 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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Shrubs evergreen, erect, to 3 m tall. Branchlets slender, usually pendulous, glabrous. Stipules subulate, ca. 2 mm, usually caducous; petiole 1-2 cm, stellate; leaf blade elliptic or oblong, not lobed, 4-7 × 1.5-4 cm, papery, glabrous, base obtuse or broadly cuneate, margin dentate, apex acute or shortly acuminate. Flowers solitary, axillary on upper branchlets, pendulous. Pedicel slender, 8-14 cm, glabrous or slightly hairy, articulate in middle. Epicalyx lobes 5, lanceolate, 1-2 mm, ciliate, apex obtuse or acute. Calyx tubular, ca. 1.5 cm, sparsely hairy, 5-lobed, usually dehiscent on 1 side. Petals 5, red, ca. 5 cm, deeply pinnatifid, strongly reflexed. Staminal column longer than corolla, 9-10 cm, glabrous, curved upward toward tip; anthers restricted to upper part. Style branches 5, glabrous. Capsule oblong-cylindric, ca. 4 × 1 cm. Fl. year-round.
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Distribution

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Tropical E. Africa. Widely cultivated.
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Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal Vol. 0 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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Distribution: Native of Kenya and Tanganyika (Exell, Fl. Zambes. 1:470. 1960). Elsewhere cultivated.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 12 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Elevation Range

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700-900 m
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Habitat & Distribution

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Cultivated. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, S Yunnan [native to E Africa; now widely cultivated as an ornamental].
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Synonym

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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linnaeus var. schizopetalus Dyer ex Masters, Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 272. 1879.
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Hibiscus schizopetalus

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Hibiscus schizopetalus is a species of Hibiscus native to tropical eastern Africa in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. Its common names include fringed rosemallow,[1] Japanese lantern, coral hibiscus, and spider hibiscus.

Description

Hibiscus schizopetalus is a shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall.

The red or pink flowers are very distinctive in their frilly, finely divided petals.[2][3] Flowers with finely dissected petal have a range of colours, the most common being the red form (Keena et al., 2002; Ng, 2006). Leaves resemble those of H. rosa-sinensis.

The major anthocyanin found in flowers of H. schizopetalus is cyanidin-3-sambusophoroside (Lowry, 1976). From leaves, two new triterpene esters have been isolated (Jose & Vijayan, 2006).

Uses

Cultivation

Hibiscus schizopetalus is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use in tropical and subtropical gardens. In temperate climates it does not tolerate temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F) (RHS hardiness rating H1B); but can be placed outside during the summer months, in a sheltered spot with full sun, in alkaline or neutral soil. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

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  • Detail of Hibiscus schizopetalus in Fata Morgana in winter 2012 (1).JPG
  • Japanese Lantern (Hibiscus schizopetalus).jpg
  • Hibiscus schizopetalus at the Iguazu Falls (Argentina).jpg

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hibiscus schizopetalus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Hibiscus schizopetalus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
  4. ^ "Hibiscus schizopetalus". RHS. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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Hibiscus schizopetalus: Brief Summary

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Hibiscus schizopetalus is a species of Hibiscus native to tropical eastern Africa in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. Its common names include fringed rosemallow, Japanese lantern, coral hibiscus, and spider hibiscus.

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