Malvaceae FAMILY

Hibiscus lunariifolius

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hibiscus lunariifolius is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant with stems branching mostly near the base; it can grow up to 100cm tall[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is cultivated for its fibre in Nigeria[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S. Africa; E. Asia - southern India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar

HabitatHillsides and rocky places[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ].