Hibiscus calyphyllus

Hibiscus calyphyllus

Hibiscus calyphyllus

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: H. sect. Lilibiscus
Species: Hibiscus calyphyllus

Name

Hibiscus calyphylluss Cav., 1787

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hibiscus calycinus Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 817 (1800), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus borbonicus Link in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 216 (1822)
  • Hibiscus calyphyllus var. grandiflorus De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert.: 402 (1932)
  • Hibiscus grandifolius Hochst. ex A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 61 (1848)
  • Hibiscus wildii Suess. in Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 29 (1951)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda , Swaziland Regional: Central Africa Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Regional: Western Africa Mauritius Regional: Mascareñas Réunion Continental: Asia-temperatea Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia Introduced into: Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.I. 1787. Quarta dissertatio botanica. de Geranio, 128 species complectens, 49 tabulis incisas. Pp. 195–266, tt. [189]–[194] in Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem. Apud Franciscum Amb. Didot, Parisiis [Paris]. Online. Reference page. :

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus calyphyllus 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 calyphyllus. Published online. Accessed: October 03 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus calyphyllus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus calyphyllus. 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. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wildestokroos
English: Sun hibiscus, Lemon-yellow rosemallow, Wild stock-rose

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