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.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya
-8.7825, 33.716944
Location Remarks
24.5 km NE of Uyole on Tan-Zam Highway. 1171 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, William J. Kindeketa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside, weedy. Scandent, herbaceous. Flowers pale yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hibiscus
Specific Epithet
palmatus
Authorship
Forssk.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#187,946 of 335,497
Top 57%
Extinction probability
9%