Family Code: MALVAC Genus Code: KOSTE Genus CN: kosteletzkya Genus Authority: C. Presl Genus Summary: A genus of about 15-30 species, herbs, of North America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Madagascar. Perhaps better included in a broadly circumscribed Hibiscus (Pfeil & Crisp 2005). Genus References: Blanchard in FNA (2015); Alexander (2010)=Y; Blanchard (2008)=Z; Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1