Taller and more wiry sprawling tangled thorny shrub with whitr colrolla flowers, Broad thin leaves of various shape, strong almost woody stems with small hooks. Flowers have a light purple ring around avery dark center. It grows in a dense thicket dense bushes.

 Stems andpetioles provided with red short hooked thorns. Branchea with internodes of 3 cm provided with dense hairs. The leaves are of various shapes. Leaf blade not divided, or poorly lobate , erect plant of 3m tall.

Abortifacient. In the Eastern province, a TMP Ayiknkamiye Sarah use Hibiscus diversifolius to treat ingestion of poisonous food or drink