''Hibiscus stenanthus'' is a species of

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in the family

Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...

. It is found only in

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

. Its natural

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is rocky areas.

References

stenanthus Endemic flora of Socotra Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Isaac Bayley Balfour {{Hibisceae-stub