Hibiscus bifurcatus

Hibiscus bifurcatus

Taxonavigation

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: Hibiscus sect. Furcaria
Species: Hibiscus bifurcatus

Name

Hibiscus bifurcatus Cav., 1787

Homonyms

• Hibiscus bifurcatus Blanco = Hibiscus surattensis L.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus bicornis G.Mey. in Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 231 (1818)
  • Hibiscus bifurcatus var. bicornis Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 109 (1900)
  • Hibiscus bifurcatus f. glaber Gürke in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 561 (1892)
  • Hibiscus bifurcatus f. pilosus Gürke in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 561 (1892)
  • Hibiscus fluminensis Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 282 (1829)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South Americac Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regional: Central Americac Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South Americac Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South Americac Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Florid 'Regional: Mexuco Mexico SoutheastWindward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.I. 1787. Tertia dissertatio botanica. De Ruizia, Assonia, Dombeya, Pentapete, Malvavisco, Pavonia, Hibisco, Laguna, Cienfuegosia, Quararibea, Pachira, Hugonia, et Monsonia. Pp. 107–185, tt. 36–74 in Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem. Apud Franciscum Amb. Didot, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 3:146, t. 51, fig. 1. & (J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck & L. A. J. Desrousseaux, Encycl. 3:358. 1789)

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus bifurcatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hibiscus bifurcatus. Published online. Accessed: October 03 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus bifurcatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus bifurcatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 03. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hibiscus bifurcatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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