Hibiscus aethiopicus

Hibiscus aethiopicus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Malvales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Sectio: H. sect. Trichospermum
Species: Hibiscus aethiopicus
Varietates: H. a. var. aethiopicus – H. a. var. angustifolius – H. a. var. ovatus

Name

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Hibiscus aethiopicus L., 1771

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional Southern Africa
      • Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
    • Regional Eastern Africa
      • Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
    • Regional Central Africa
      • Zaïre
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Yemen

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Vernacular names

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