The Museum of Evolution Herbarium (UPS)

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Catalogue no.: V-1221442
Taxon: Hibiscus flavifolius Ulbr.
Label: Hibiscus flavifolius
Family: Malvaceae
Collector: F.N. Hepper & P.M. Jaeger
Collector no.: 6640
Date: 1978 11 07
Country: Kenya
Province: Laikipia
Locality: Rumuruti, ca. 30 km N
Habitat: Thicket savanna with Acacia brevispica, A. mellifera, A. drepan. Co-dominant
Attributes: Perennial, stems rect, straight, 1-1.5 m high, little branced, if so erect, stems tough, leaves glistening with hairs, flowers pure white except for brilliant orange anthers. Evidently second flowerin, fruits present lower down. Flowering morning