Hibiscus mutabilis

Hibiscus mutabilis

Hibiscus mutabilis

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. Venusti
Species: Hibiscus mutabilis

Name

Hibiscus mutabilis L. (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Abelmoschus mutabilis (L.) Wall. ex Hassk. in Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt.: 198 (1844)
  • Ketmia mutabilis (L.) Moench in Methodus: 617 (1794)
• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus aestuans Rottler ex Mast. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 345 (1874), not validly publ.
  • Hibiscus immutabilis Dehnh. ex Walp. in Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 307 (1842)
  • Hibiscus malvarosa Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 17 (1790), nom. nud.
  • Hibiscus mutabilis var. flore-pleno Andrews in Bot. Repos. 4: t. 228 (1802), contrary to Art. 23.6. (ICN, 2012).
  • Hibiscus mutabilis f. plenus S.Y.Hu in Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 153: 51 (1955)
  • Hibiscus mutabilis var. roseoplenus Makino in Ill. Fl. Japan 1: 235 (1985)
  • Hibiscus sinensis Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan Introduced into: Alabama, Assam, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Borneo, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China North-Central, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gambia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Japan, Korea, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Nepal, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Réunion, Society Is., Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 694. Reference page. 

Additional references

• 'eFloras 2008. Hibiscus mutabilis in Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Flora of Japan. Japanese Society for Plant Systematist. Accessed: 2015 Febr 14.

Links

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

Vernacular names

বাংলা: স্থলপদ্ম
English: Confederate rose or cotton rosemallow
suomi: Villahibiskus
日本語: フヨウ (芙蓉)
한국어: 부용
português: Rosa-louca
svenska: Bomullshibiskus
ไทย: พุดตาน
ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: تۈگمىگۈل
Tiếng Việt: Phù dung
中文: 木芙蓉

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