Hibiscus calyphyllus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. 30 Sep 03. 093.jpg
Hibiscus calyphyllus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. 30 Sep 03. 094.jpg
Hibiscus calyphyllus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. 30 Sep 03. 095.jpg
Hibiscus calyphyllus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. 30 Sep 03. 092.jpg
Hibiscus calyphyllus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. 30 Sep 03. 096.jpg
Hibiscus calyphyllus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. 30 Sep 03. 097.jpg
Native to Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into Hawaii (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hibiscus
Specific Epithet
calyphyllus
Authorship
Cav.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#128,277 of 335,497
Top 39%
Extinction probability
6%
