Hibiscus ovalifolius

Hibiscus ovalifolius

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. Calyphylli
Species: Hibiscus ovalifolius

Name

Hibiscus ovalifolius (Forssk.) Vahl, 1790.

Synonyms

Basionym

• Urena ovalifolia Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 124. 1775.

Heterotypic

• Hibiscus baidoensis Chiov., Fl. Somala: 100. 1929.
• Hibiscus baidoensis var. parvifolius Chiov.
• Hibiscus calycinus Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4 (Willdenow) 3(1): 817. 1800.
• Hibiscus calycosus A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 62.
• Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav., Diss. 5:283. 1788
• Hibiscus lanzae Cufod., Miss. Biol. Paese Borana, Bot. 1939.
• Hibiscus wildii Suess., Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc., 43: 29. 1951.

References

• African Plants Database 2009. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2010 Febr 12 [1].

• Vahl 1790. Symbolae Botanicae (Vahl) 1: 50.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hibiscus ovalifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Rock's hibiscus

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