Kosteletzkya adoensis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Gahinga trail in bufferzone below Volcanoes National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Gahinga trail in bufferzone below Volcanoes National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Alcea africana Lour. Althaea africana (Lour.) Lam. ex G.Don Hibiscus adoensis Hochst. ex A.Rich. Hibiscus katangensis De Wild. Hibiscus terniflorus Garcke Kosteletzkya hispida Baker Pentagonocarpus adoensis (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Kuntze Pentagonocarpus bakerianus Kuntze Polychlaena adoensis (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Garcke |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | adoensis: from Aden, Arabia |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Gambia, Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan-South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Madagascar and Yemen. |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 30 October 2026 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 204. (Includes a picture). Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 474. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 116. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 61. Maquet, P. (1983). Malvaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 379. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 158. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 75. |
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