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Hibiscus stenanthus is a low, sometimes nearly prostrate shrub native to the rocky limestone plateau of northeastern Socotra. It is a wild species of dry shrubland and is not a commonly grown garden plant, so care guidance is general.
Hibiscus stenanthus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its grows in rocky areas of the limestone plateau in the northeastern portion of the island, from 350 to 600 metres elevation.
It is a low shrub, and nearly prostrate in windy areas. It is distinguished from other Socotran Hibiscus by its tubular corolla with red stigmas and without a red base, a cylindrical calyx, and anthers limited to the top quarter of the staminal column.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hibiscus stenanthus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
