Hibiscus striatus subsp. lambertianus

(Kunth) O. J. Blanchard

J. Arnold Arbor. 63: 267. 1982.

Basionym: Hibiscus lambertianus Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 5(fol.): 226
Synonyms: Undefined undefined subsp. 5(qto.): 291 Undefined undefined subsp. plate 478. 1822 H. cubensis A. Richard
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 266.

Subshrubs or shrubs, to 4 m, herbage stellate-tomentose throughout. Stems sparingly armed with ± stout prickles. Leaves: stipules linear-subulate, 3–14 mm; petiole 1/4–3/4 as long as blade, often prickly; blade lanceolate to narrowly ovate, unlobed [lobed], 8–17.5 × 3–8 cm, base truncate to rounded, margins crenate-serrate, apex acute, surfaces stellate-tomentose, nectary absent. Inflorescences solitary flowers in axils of distal leaves. Pedicels not jointed, abscising at base, 1.5–7 cm; involucellar bractlets 10–15, linear-subulate, 1–2.5 cm, margins ± ciliate. Flowers showy, horizontal or ascending; calyx divided 1/2 length, campanulate, 1.5–3.5 cm, somewhat larger in fruit, lobes triangular, apices acute to acuminate, densely stellate-tomentose, sparingly to moderately setose on veins, nectaries absent; corolla broadly funnelform, petals pale mauve, red at base, obovate, 4–12 × 2–6 cm, apical margins repand, sometimes undulate, sparingly coarsely hairy abaxially where exposed in bud; staminal column straight, white or pink, 1.5–4 cm, bearing filaments in ± discrete tiers, free portion of filaments not secund, 1–1.5 mm; pollen pale-purple; styles white, wedge-shaped, 2–18 mm; stigmas white. Capsules dark-brown, ovoid to ellipsoid, 1.5–3.5 cm, apex acute to depressed, hispid, hairs yellowish to whitish. Seeds dark-brown, reniform-ovoid, 2.5–3.5 mm, tomentulose, hairs yellowish to reddish. 2n = 52.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Marshes, edges of lakes, usually coastal
Elevation: 0–70 m

Distribution

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Tex., se Mexico, West Indies (Cuba), West Indies (Jamaica), Central America (Honduras), South America (Bolivia), South America (Brazil), South America (Colombia), South America (Peru), South America (Suriname), South America (Venezuela)

Discussion

Subspecies lambertianus is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

hispid +, densely stellate-tomentose +  and sparingly moderately setose +
acute;depressed +
undulate +  and repand +
Orland J. Blanchard Jr. +
(Kunth) O. J. Blanchard +
truncate +  and rounded +
Hibiscus lambertianus +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (17.5 cm175 mm <br />0.175 m <br />) +
unlobed +, lanceolate +  and narrowly ovate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
deciduous +  and persistent +
linear-subulate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
not spathaceous +
persistent +
campanulate +  and divided +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
ovoid;ellipsoid +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
rotate +  and campanulate +
Tex. +, se Mexico +, West Indies (Cuba) +, West Indies (Jamaica) +, Central America (Honduras) +, South America (Bolivia) +, South America (Brazil) +, South America (Colombia) +, South America (Peru) +, South America (Suriname) +  and South America (Venezuela) +
0–70 m +
sparse;copious +
pistillate +  and staminate +
ascending +  and horizontal +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
spheroid +  and ovoid +
Marshes, edges of lakes, usually coastal +
yellowish +  and reddish +
stellate-tomentose +
tough-fibrous +
connate +  and distinct +
simple +, stipulate +, sessile +, subsessile +  and petiolate +
distichous +  and alternate +
triangular +
wedge--shaped +
5-carpellate +
8 +  and 60 +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
red;pale mauve +
adnate +  and distinct +
4cm;12cm +
obovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +  and 6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
1/4 +  and 3/4 +
Flowering Jun–Oct. +
pale-purple +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
J. Arnold Arbor. +
dark-brown +
tomentulose +
not +  and papillose +
reniform-ovoid +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (?) +
persistent +
sessile +  and subsessile +
pink +  and white +
exserted +  and included +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
wedge--shaped +  and discoid +
1-2 times number of carpels +
linear-subulate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
wedge--shaped +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
stellate-tomentose +
Undefined undefined subsp. 5(qto.): +, Undefined undefined subsp. plate +  and H. cubensis +
Hibiscus striatus subsp. lambertianus +
Hibiscus striatus +
subspecies +
discrete +
perennial +  and annual +
shrub +  and subshrub +
hairy +  and glabrous +
monoecious +, dioecious +  and hermaphroditic +
[27 +, 26 +, [20 +, 19 +, 18 +, 15 +  and 17 +