Native to Angola, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Kindeketa, W 2969

January 22, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya (Mahongole)

-8.7825, 33.716944

Location Remarks

24.5 km NE of Uyole on Tan-Zam Highway. 1171 m elev.

Collectors

William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Roadside, weedy. Scandent, herbaceous. Flowers pale yellow.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Hibiscus

Specific Epithet

palmatus

Authorship

Forssk.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#187,946 of 335,497

Top 57%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →