
Malvaceae FAMILY
Hibiscus owariensis
Hibiscus owariensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hibiscus owariensis is a perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it can grow 2 - 3 metres tall[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Côte d’Ivoire to Nigeria, occasionally also reported from Sudan and Rwanda.
HabitatCoastal plains, grass savannah[ 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. ].