Astrohibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes a single species, Astrohibiscus caesius, a shrub native to southern tropical Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hibiscus caesius being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sabdariffa surattensis
- Hibiscus biseptus
- Hibiscus engleri
- Hibiscus acicularis
- Hibiscus vitifolius
- Pavonia cancellata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Species
- Hibiscus caesius
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