Hibiscus diversifolius

Hibiscus diversifolius

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 diversifolius
Subspecies: H. d. subsp. diversifolius – H. d. subsp. rivularis

Name

Hibiscus diversifolius Jacq., 1789

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hibiscus diversifolius subsp. genuinus Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 119 (1900), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burkina, Chad, Niger, Zambia, Zaïre Regional: Eastern Africa Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal Regional: Northern Africa Egypt Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Introduced into: Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Fiji, Galápagos, Hawaii, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Niue, Norfolk Is., Philippines, Queensland, St.Helena, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N. v. 1788 [publ. 1789]. Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris. Vol. 2. Ex Officina Wappleriana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. 374 pp., 18 pl. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 2:307.

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 diversifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hibiscus diversifolius. Published online. Accessed: October 05 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus diversifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus diversifolius. 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 05. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hibiscus diversifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Swamp Hibiscus

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