Hibiscus pedunculatus

Hibiscus pedunculatus
Hibiscus pedunculatus

Taxonavigation edit

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. Bombicella
Species: Hibiscus pedunculatus

Name edit

Hibiscus pedunculatus L.f., 1782

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Hibiscus kraussianus Buch. ex Hochst. in Flora 27: 293 (1844)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
    • Introduced into:
      • Norfolk Is., Pakistan

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

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Vernacular names edit

Afrikaans: Pienkhibiskus
English: Forest pink hibiscus
isiZulu: indolebomvu
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