Hibiscus furcellatus

Lamarck in J. Lamarck et al.

in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. 3: 358. 1789.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 259. Mentioned on page 252, 253, 254.

Herbs, perennial, or subshrubs, to 2 (–4) m, herbage densely stellate-tomentulose throughout. Stems sometimes also with longer, stiff, simple hairs, fine, curved hairs absent or obscured. Leaves: stipules linear, 3–10 mm; petiole 2/3 to equaling blade, shorter in inflorescence, fine, curved hairs absent or obscured adaxially; blade somewhat discolorous, broadly to transversely ovate, unlobed or shallowly 3 (–5) -lobed, rarely proximalmost deeply 5–7-lobed, mostly 6.5–11 × 6–12 cm, base cordate, often deeply so, margins unevenly serrate or crenate-serrate, apex broadly acute to short-acuminate, lobes broadly triangular, surfaces stellate-tomentulose, slitlike nectary present abaxially at or near base of midvein. Inflorescences solitary flowers in axils of distal leaves, sometimes appearing racemose by reduction of subtending leaves. Pedicels jointed at bases, to 2.5 cm, shorter than subtending petioles; involucellar bractlets 9–12, sometimes widespreading, terete, 0.8–1.6 cm, margins minutely pubescent, setose, apex 2-fid or appendaged, sometimes obscurely so. Flowers horizontal or declinate; calyx divided 1/2–2/3 length, campanulate, 1.5–2.4 cm, enlarging in fruit, lobes triangular, with 3 prominent ribs, 2 marginal, 1 medial, medial bearing conspicuous nectary, apices acute or acuminate, variously invested with both minute, stellate hairs and hispid with much larger, simple or stellate, pustular-based hairs, latter often largely confined to veins; corolla narrowly funnelform, petals pink, maroon at base, obliquely obovate, 5.5–9.5 × 2.5–4.5 cm, margins entire to repand or crenate, finely hairy abaxially where exposed in bud; staminal column straight, maroon, 3–4.5 cm, bearing filaments ± throughout, free portion of filaments not secund, 0.5–1.5 mm; pollen maroon; styles dark maroon, 1–3 mm; stigmas dark maroon. Capsules brown, ovoid, 2–2.5 cm, apex acute and apiculate or acuminate, surface obscured by pale yellowish, simple, dense, antrorsely appressed hairs. Seeds olivaceous brown to reddish or purplish brown, angulately reniform-ovoid, 2.8–3.8 mm, glabrous. 2n = 72.


Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Freshwater marshes, pine flatwoods, sand pine scrub, fill, canal margins, waste areas
Elevation: 0–50 m

Distribution

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Fla., s Mexico, West Indies, Central America (Belize), Central America (Guatemala), Central America (Honduras), Central America (Nicaragua), Central America (Panama), n, c South America, Pacific Islands (Hawaii)

Discussion

Hibiscus furcellatus is found primarily in counties along the central and southern parts of Florida’s Atlantic coast, although there are a few inland records as well.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/2" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."fine" is not a number.

... more about "Hibiscus furcellatus"
acuminate;apiculate;acute;acuminate;acute;2-fid;broadly acute;short-acuminate +
Orland J. Blanchard Jr. +
Lamarck in J. Lamarck et al. +
cordate +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
discolorous +
3(-5)-lobed +, unlobed +  and ovate +
deciduous +  and persistent +
widespreading +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
not spathaceous +
persistent +
campanulate +  and divided +
enlarging +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
rotate +  and campanulate +
Fla. +, s Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America (Belize) +, Central America (Guatemala) +, Central America (Honduras) +, Central America (Nicaragua) +, Central America (Panama) +, n +, c South America +  and Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +
0–50 m +
sparse;copious +
pistillate +  and staminate +
declinate +  and horizontal +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
spheroid +  and ovoid +
Freshwater marshes, pine flatwoods, sand pine scrub, fill, canal margins, waste areas +
pale yellowish +
pustular-based +
larger +  and minute +
stellate-tomentulose +
tough-fibrous +
connate +  and distinct +
simple +, stipulate +, sessile +, subsessile +  and petiolate +
distichous +  and alternate +
6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
proximalmost +
5-7-lobed +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
medial +  and marginal +
triangular +
crenate-serrate +  and serrate +
hairy +, setose +  and pubescent +
entire;repand or crenate +
wedge--shaped +
slit-like +
5-carpellate +
8 +  and 60 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
maroon;pink +
adnate +  and distinct +
5.5cm;9.5cm +
obovate +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (?) +  and 4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering year-round. +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. +
prominent +
2 +  and 3 +
olivaceous brown +  and reddish or purplish brown +
not +  and papillose +
reniform-ovoid +
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br /> (?) +
persistent +
sessile +  and subsessile +
exserted +  and included +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
dark maroon +
wedge--shaped +  and discoid +
1-2 times number of carpels +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
dark maroon +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
stellate-tomentulose +
Mallow +
Hibiscus furcellatus +
Hibiscus +
species +
200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br /> (400 cm4,000 mm <br />4 m <br />) +
subshrub +  and herb +
hairy +  and glabrous +
monoecious +, dioecious +  and hermaphroditic +
[27 +, 26 +, [20 +, 19 +, 18 +, 15 +  and 17 +