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I found this pink/yellow plant/flower hanging off the bottom of a flower. This was about 2 cm long, and about 1 cm wide. It has a pink stem, and yellow tiny flowers that look like sunflowers on the edges. This was super pretty and it is really cool. Please help me try to identify the scientific name for the Japanese Lantern Hibiscus!
I found this in the Singapore American School rainforest which is super dry and very humid.
Just to clarify my earlier comment. What is pictured in this spotting's single image is part of a hibiscus flower. Specifically we see part of the staminal column or stamen tube (supporting the many filaments and yellow pollen-covered anthers). This structure is enough to tell us it is a hibiscus which is also the genus name written Hibiscus sp. We have to leave the scientific name written that way (as per the species suggestion) because we don't see enough in the image (or preferably, images) to indicate the species. So here the scientific name should be Hibiscus sp. because that is more "specific" than the family name Malvaceae. Cheers
Find the scientific name. It will become an official spotting when you add the scientific name.
Because the Hibiscus flower is quite specialized (distinct) it is possible to identify it from a photograph of part of it. However it is good practice to take photos of all parts and the whole plant. Most plants need to be identified using more than just one part of the plant. Each spotting allows up to 6 images of the organism. Thanks
Spotted on Mar 6, 2014
Submitted on Mar 9, 2014
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