Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

FLORA OF ECUADOR
Collected by L. P. Kvist
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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40464	Malvaceae
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
det. P. Fryxell, 1988-90, on dupl. in QCA.
Province ESMERALDAS
Rio Cayapa. Zapallo Grande. Farmland close to the village.
BOTANICAL
,9^ rde**
USDA, ARS
College Station. Texas
Donated to NY in 1993
(78° 54’ W 00° 48’ N) Alt. 100 m.
1 Jul 1982
Shrub, 2 m tall. Petals red in the middle, and more white to the margins.
Cultivated. Nom. Vem.: Uquera chono tape (Cayapa); Use: As an ornamental plant
because of the flowers. _
Botanical Institute, Aarhus University, Denmark (AAU)
in collaboration P. Universidad Católica, Quito, Ecuador
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