Mazhar Botanic Garden

Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook.f.

Japanese lantern coral hibiscus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001215
Common name: Japanese lantern, coral hibiscus
English name: Fringed rosemallow, Spider hibiscus
Native: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
Country: Kenya Mozambique Tanzania
(PGR): Common

Evergreen shrub grow 1-3 m tall leaves simple, ovate-elliptic, with serrated margins flowers delicate red or pink, petals deeply cut, fringed and reflexed or bent backward, giving it a spider-like appearance 

Ornamental shrub. traditionally in herbal medicine. Pharmacological studies suggest it has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic properties, and may be useful against certain viruses and bacteria

Hibiscus x rosa sinensis var schizopetalus (Mast) Dyer

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Texture: Heavy clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Humidity
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 6.0-7.5

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