Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

MALVACEAE

- Mallow family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 694 (1753)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Shoeblackplant

English name: China-rose

English name: Chinese hibiscus

Spanish name: clavel japonés

French name: rose de Chine

Italian name: Ibisco rosa della Cina

German name: chinesischer Roseneibisch

Grown habit: Tree, Subshrub, Shrub
Duration: Perennial

Synonyms:

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. schizopetalus Dyer

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species:

Page counter: 1521 ( AVG: 223.55 / 292.94 )

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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, Civico Orto Botanico, TS, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Gran Canaria, distretto di San Bartolamé di Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Spagna, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Credit: Photo by L.R.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di stresa, Isola Madre., VB, Piemonte, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Credit: Photo by L.R.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo, Gran Canaria, Spagna, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Credit: Photo by L.R.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (Florida), USA+ (PR, VI)

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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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More species:
1) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. schizopetalus Dyer [130]
2) Hibiscus saintjohnianus Roe [137]
3) Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook. f. [591]
4) Hibiscus syriacus L. [1129]
5) Hibiscus trionum L. [1866]
6) Hibiscus waimeae A. Heller [560]
7) Hicoria alba Britton p.p. [91]
8) Hicoria glabra (Mill.) Britton [91]
9) Hicoria villosa (Sarg.) Ashe [147]
10) Hieracium argutum Nutt. var. parishii (A. Gray) Jeps. [136]

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