About Lemon Yellow Rose Mallow
Hibiscus calyphyllus (syn. Hibiscus calycinus, Hibiscus chrysantha, Hibiscus chrysanthus, Hibiscus rockii), the lemonyellow rosemallow, is a shrub from tropical Africa belonging to the genus Hibiscus. In 1883 this Hibiscus was offered for sale in England under the name Hibiscus chrysanthus with Port Natal, Cape Colony (now South Africa), identified as the source. By 1891 the same Hibiscus was identified as Hibiscus chrysantha in the United States, a practice which may have continued into the 1930s and contributed to incorrect species identification.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus calyphyllus
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Lemon Yellow Rose Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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