Hibiscus diriffan is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. It grows on the southern limestone plateaus from Diksam to Wadi Irih and northwards to the granite of the Hajhir Mountains, from 20 to 1,300 metres elevation.[1]
| Hibiscus diriffan | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Hibiscus |
| Species: | H. diriffan
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| Binomial name | |
| Hibiscus diriffan | |
It is similar to H. quattenensis, and is distinguished by narrower leaves with a distinctly cordate base and crenate to lobed margins, and densely stellate-hairy rather than glabrescent pedicels, epicalyx, and calyx.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Miller, A. (2004). "Hibiscus diriffan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44997A10963719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44997A10963719.en. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
