Catalogue no.:	V-1224557
Taxon:	Hibiscus thespesianus Baill.
Label:	Hibiscus aff. thespesianus
Family:	Malvaceae
Collector:	R.D. Noyes, D.K. Harder, E.A. Rakotobe, T.G. Razafindrabeaza & J.P. Abraham
Collector no.:	1026
Date:	1992 03 18 - 1992 03 19
Country:	Madagascar
Province:	Menabe
Locality:	Toliara. 55 km NE of Morondava via route 8 at the forestry concession of the Centre de Formation Professional Forestière (CFPF), Kirindy Forest. 0.25 to 0.5 km NE of principal concession road (Piste CONOCO), 5.5 km E of route, along forestry road dissecting block CN5
Habitat:	Dry deciduous forest with Adansonia grandidieri, Commiphora sp., and Xyloolaena pierrieri dominating
Attributes:	Tree to 9 m, DBH15 c. Bark grey. shallowly furrowed. Flowering abundantly; petals yellow, red-brown spotted within; sepals minute, green androecium??? and gynoecium yellow
Coordinates:	latDD 0-20.06667; longDD 044.66667