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Hibiscus schizopetalus 吊燈扶桑 (Leung Hoi Ching)
Updated on 20/04/2021

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Hibiscus schizopetalus belongs to the Malvaceae family. It has monadelphous stamens with connation of filaments but not fusion of anther. It shows alternate leaves. 

Fun fact:
Flower has 5 split petals and are hanged on a long pedicels. This explains the complicated looking petals on top.

Reference:
https://tipsplants.com/community/identification-plants/hibiscus-schizopetalus-%E2%80%93-facts-about-unique-flower

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Good input. One of the pictures is a bit blurry.

by Cherry_Chow (Teacher) at 2021-05-06 09:26:37

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Hibiscus schizopetalus 吊燈扶桑 (Leung Hoi Ching)
Updated on 20/04/2021