Japanese Hibiscus/Lantern Hibiscus

Description:

The leaves are ovate, netted pinnate, and dark green. They are about 13 cm in length, and 5 cm in width. The leaf arrangement is alternate, and the leaf margin is serrate. They are smooth and silky with no hair. The bark of this plant is narrow, rough, and bumpy. The plant is a little over 2 meters approximately. This plant has fibrous roots. The pinkish-red flowers of this plant droop/hang from the branches, giving it its name, "Japanese lanterns". The flowers have five irregularly fringed, bent back petals. In the middle of the petals, there is a long pistil hanging down, with stamens (with yellow anthers) attached to them. There are not a lot of these flowers and only some in different areas on the branches.

Habitat:

I found this plant in a secondary rainforest located in Singapore American School. This rainforest is sunny at some parts, but mostly shady.

Notes:

This plant is native to tropical areas in eastern Africa. Where I found this plant, it was sunny without any other plants covering it.