Hibiscus indicus

Hibiscus indicus

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. Venusti
Species: Hibiscus indicus
Varieties: H. i. var. indicus – H. i. var. integrilobus

Name

Hibiscus indicus (Burm.f.) Hochr., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N., Hors Sér. 2: 163 (1949).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Alcea indica Burm.f., Fl. Indica: 149 (1768).
• Homotypic
  • Althaea indica (Burm.f.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 66 (1840).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
asia-temperate Continental: Africa Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan Introduced into: Costa Rica, Cuba, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hochreutiner, B.P.G. 1949. Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N., Hors Sér. 2: 163 (in note).

Additional references

• 'eFloras 2008. Hibiscus indicus in Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• Fryxell, P.A. (2007) Malvaceae. In: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 6. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 111: 313–373.

Links

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

Vernacular names

中文: 美丽芙蓉, 黄茄花

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