Hibiscus panduriformis
Burm.f.
Malvaceae
Hibiscus friesii Ulbr.
Hibiscus multistipulatus Garcke
Common Name: Yellow Hibiscus
Close-up of flower
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Close-up of flower
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Flowering stem
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Leaves and flower buds
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General Information
Hibiscus panduriformis is an erect sub-shrub, producing annual to perennial branched stems up to 2.5 metres tall from a woody rootstock.
The plant is utilised in the wild by local people as a source of fibre. It has showy yellow flowers with purple centres, giving it potential for use as an ornamental[
1093- Title
- Invasive Species Compendium
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- Website
- http://www.cabi.org
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
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- Description
- An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc).
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Known Hazards
The plant is thickly hairy and often has urticating (stinging) bristles[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
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- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
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- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
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Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- 0
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Tropical Africa, through tropical India, southeast Asia, Indonesia to Australia.
Habitat
Dry places; old cultivations; sandy soil; gallery forest; savannah with thorny plants; dembos; swampy places; Acacia woodland and wooded grassland ; also as a weed on black soil; at elevations from sea level to 2,000 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Found in the wild on black cotton soil; alluvial clay flats; sandy-clayey soils[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- 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.
].
Often found as a weed of cultivated crops within its native range, it has the potential to spread as a weed in other, suitable areas[
1093- Title
- Invasive Species Compendium
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.cabi.org
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc).
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A fibre obtained from the stems is used for making twine, bags etc[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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Propagation
Seed - sow in situ or in containers. Germination is usually fairly rapid and no special pretreatment is needed, although germination will be faster if the seed is abraded or soaked prior to sowing[
397- Title
- Australian Native Plants Society
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- Author
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- http://anpsa.org.au/index.html
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- Year
- 0
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- Description
- A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
]. Prick out container-grown seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions when they are 10cm or more tall.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood in a frame. They generally strike readily, particularly if cuttings are taken on an angle through a node and rooting hormone is applied to their ends[
397- Title
- Australian Native Plants Society
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://anpsa.org.au/index.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
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Division of the rootstock[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
