Hibiscus palmatus Forssk. belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Kindeketa, W 2969

January 21, 2008

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.

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 →