Hibiscus coccineus

Hibiscus coccineus

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. Muenchhusia
Species: Hibiscus coccineus

Name

Hibiscus coccineus Walter, Fl. Carol.: 177 (1788) [Apr–Jun 1788].

• Typus: Florida: St. Johns Co.: FL 16, 0.4 mi. E of St. Johns River, between Orangedale and Green Cove Springs, 14 Jul 1968, Blanchard 173 (neotype: GH; isoneotype: CAS). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 478. 2008.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus semilobatus Chapman, Fl. South. U.S., ed. 3. 52. 1893.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Uzbekistan (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas (introduced). Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas (introduced), Florida, Georgia (extinct), Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Walter, T. 1788. Flora Caroliniana, secundum Systema vegetabilium Linnæi digesta, characteres essentiales naturalesve et differentias veras exhibens; cum emendationibus numerosis, descriptionum antea evulgatarum adumbrationes stirpium plus mille continens, necnon generibus novis non paucis, speciebus plurimis novisq. ornata. viii+263 pp., John Fraser, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.9458 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Blanchard, O.J. 2015. Hibiscus. Pp. 252–267 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. 496 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-534027-3. efloras FNA Website Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus coccineus 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 coccineus. Published online. Accessed: October 04 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus coccineus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus coccineus. 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. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hibiscus coccineus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

مصرى: خطمى قرمزى
العربية: خطمي قرمزي
беларуская: Брилянтен хибискус
English: Scarlet rosemallow
español: Estrella de Texas
français: Ketmie écarlate
हिन्दी: দুপুরমনি
日本語: モミジアオイ
中文: 红秋葵

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