Hibiscus elatus

Hibiscus elatus

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
Species: Hibiscus elatus

Name

Hibiscus elatus Sw., 1800

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hibiscus tiliaceus subsp. elatus (Sw.) Borss.Waalk. in Blumea 14: 30 (1966)
  • Hibiscus tiliaceus var. elatus (Sw.) Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 63 (1900)
  • Pariti elatum (Sw.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 1: 485 (1831)
  • Pariti tiliaceum var. elatum (Sw.) O.Deg. & Greenwell in Fl. Hawaiiensis 221: [s.p.] (1956)
  • Talipariti elatum (Sw.) Fryxell in Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 23: 241 (2001)
• Heterotypic
  • Pariti elatum var. macrocarpum Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 87 (1859)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica Introduced into: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1798–1800. Flora Indiae occidentalis aucta atque illustrata sive descriptiones plantarum in prodromo recensitarum. Tomus II. Pp. 643–1230[+2 pp. err.] J.J.Palm, Erlangae [Erlangen]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 1218

Additional references

• Fryxell, P.A. 2001. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. Ann Arbor, MI 23:241.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus elatus 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 elatus. Published online. Accessed: October 05 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus elatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus elatus. 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 elatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Mahoe

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