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Malvaceae FAMILY

Hibiscus congestiflorus

Hibiscus congestiflorus

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hibiscus congestiflorus is an erect, often unbranched annual plant that can grow 1 - 3 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre and occasionally as a food. The plant is not cultivated, but is often allowed to remain when clearing land of weeds[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire to Nigeria, southern Chad and Central African Republic
HabitatWooded savannah, grassland, gallery forest; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]