Hibiscus pedunculatus

Hibiscus pedunculatus

Hibiscus pedunculatus

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. Bombicella
Species: Hibiscus pedunculatus

Name

Hibiscus pedunculatus L.f., 1782

Synonyms

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

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. : 309.

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus pedunculatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hibiscus pedunculatus. Published online. Accessed: October 08 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus pedunculatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus pedunculatus. 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 08. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hibiscus pedunculatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Pienkhibiskus
English: Forest pink hibiscus
isiZulu: indolebomvu

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