About Hibiscus caesius Garcke
Astrohibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. This genus is monotypic, meaning it contains only one species: Astrohibiscus caesius, a shrub. This shrub is native to southern tropical Africa and the Indian subcontinent. In southern tropical Africa, its native range extends from southwestern Tanzania to Angola, and also includes the Northern Provinces of South Africa; on the Indian subcontinent, it is native to India and Pakistan. The species was first formally described in 1849 by Christian August Friedrich Garcke under the name Hibiscus caesius. In 2024, Todd McLay and Russell Lindsay Barrett reclassified this species into the newly described monotypic genus Astrohibiscus, giving it the current scientific name Astrohibiscus caesius.
