Hibiscus schizopetalus

Hibiscus schizopetalus

Hibiscus schizopetalus

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. Lilibiscus
Species: Hibiscus schizopetalus

Name

Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook.f., 1880.

Typus: KENYA: Wanika hills, behind Mombasa, s.d., Kirk s.n. (lectotype: K). Lectotypified by Cheek, Taxon 38: 263. 1989.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. schizopetalus (Mast.) Dyer in Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 568 (1879)
  • Hibiscus rosa-sinensis f. schizopetalus Mast. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 538 (1879)
  • Hibiscus rosa-sinensis [infrasp.unranked] schizopetalus (Mast.) J.Denny in Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 538 (1879)
• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus fauriei H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 120 (1911)

Hybrids

• Hibiscus × archeri W.Wats.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, Tanzania Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Gambia, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Jamaica, Laos, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1880. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. CVI [= Vol. XXXVI of the third series.] pp. 6469–6533. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. : 106: t. 6524.

Additional references

• Verdcourt, B. & Mwachala, G.M. (2009). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Malvaceae: 1-170.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus schizopetalus 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 schizopetalus. Published online. Accessed: October 08 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus schizopetalus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus schizopetalus. 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 schizopetalus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Fringed Rosemallow
suomi: Sulkahibiskus
svenska: Fjäderhibiscus

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