Hibiscus laevis
Hibiscus laevis

Taxonavigation

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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 laevis

Name

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  • Hibiscus laevis All., Auct. Syn. Meth. Stirp. Hort. Regii Taur. 31. 1773.

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Hibiscus militaris Cav., Diss. 6: 352, t. 198(2). 1788.
    • Hibiscus riparius Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 254. 1807.
    • Hibiscus hastatus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 45. 1803, nom. illeg. non L. f. (1782), nec Cav. (1787).
    • Hibiscus coccineus var. virginicus Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 139 (1900)
    • Hibiscus hastatus Michx. ex DC. in Prodr. 1: 451 (1824)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
    • Regional: Central USA
      • Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
    • Introduced into:
      • New York, Uzbekistan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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  • Allioni, C. 1773. Auctarium synops. meth. stirp. horti reg. Taurine 31. (Mélanges Philos. Math. Soc. Roy. Turin 5:83. 1774)

Additional references

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  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
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Vernacular names

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العربية: خطمي جندي
English: halberdleaf rosemallow, halberd-leaf rosemallow
español: Hibisco militar, Hibisco alabarda
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