Hibiscus clypeatus

Hibiscus clypeatus

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. Clypeati
Species: Hibiscus clypeatus
Subspecies: H. c. subsp. clypeatus – H. c. subsp. cryptocarpos – H. c. subsp. membranaceus

Name

Hibiscus clypeatus L. (1759)

Homonyms

• Hibiscus clypeatus Walter = Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Munchusia tomentosa Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 115 (1838), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is. Regional: Central America Guatemala Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast Regional:southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : ed. 10, 2: 1149.

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. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus clypeatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hibiscus clypeatus. Published online. Accessed: October 04 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus clypeatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus clypeatus. 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 04. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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