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Hibiscus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 693 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000017873.

Literature

Synonyms of Hibiscus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Pariti Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 401. 1763. — wfo-4000028216
Wilhelminia Hochr. Nova Guinea 14: 160. 1920. — wfo-4000040717

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Hibiscus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus acetosus Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 17 1790 wfo-0000722245
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus adoensis Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 54 1847 — wfo-0000722249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus adscendens G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 482 1831 wfo-0000722250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus albiflorus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68 1891 wfo-0000722257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus albus Wall. Numer. List 1876E 1829 wfo-0000722258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus anemoniflorus Zipp. ex Span. Linnaea 15: 169 1841 wfo-0000722271
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus anisaster Standl. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 230 1929 wfo-0000722276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus anomalus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68 1891 wfo-0000722281
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus appendiculatus Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 542 1812 wfo-0000722285
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus arborescens Gaterau Desc. Pl. Montauban 122 1789 — wfo-0000722288
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus arenarius Murray Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 7: t. 3 1785 wfo-0000722292
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus arenarius Scop. Delic. Fl. Faun. Insubr. 3: 3 1788 wfo-0000722293
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus arnottii Griff. ex Mast. Fl. Brit. India 1: 344 1874 — wfo-0000722305
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ascendens Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 310 1842 wfo-0000722308
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus asperifolius Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral 38 1835 wfo-0000722311
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus austrinus Juswara & Craven Blumea 50: 393 2005 wfo-0000722317
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus bacciferus G.Forst. Fl. Ins. Austr. 48 1786 wfo-0000722323
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus bahamensis Britton Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 120 1906 wfo-0000722325
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus barbatus Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 17 1790 wfo-0000722329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus beckleri F.Muell. Fragm. 2: 117 1860 — wfo-0000722334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus borbonicus Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 216 1822 wfo-0000722356
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus brachychlaenus F.Muell. Fragm. 3: 5 1862 wfo-0000722360
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus brevicapsulatus Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 160 1917 wfo-0000722371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus callosus Blume Bijdr. 67 1825 wfo-0000722385
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus calycosus A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 62 1847 wfo-0000722388
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus calycularis E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 171 1860 wfo-0000722389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus campylochlamys Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89: 407 1928 wfo-0000722394
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus canaranus Miq. ex Mast. Fl. Brit. India 1: 341 1874 wfo-0000722396
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus caronopifolius Miq. Pl. Preiss. 1: 239 1845 wfo-0000722406
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus cavanillesii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 69 1891 wfo-0000722412
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus cernuus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68 1891 wfo-0000722414
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus chinensis DC. Prodr. 1: 455 1824 wfo-0000722418
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus chinensis Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 212 1832 wfo-0000722420
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ciliaris C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 2: 133 1835 wfo-0000722425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus clandestinus Cav. Icon. 1: 1 1791 wfo-0000722429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus congener Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 319 1827 wfo-0000722442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus coriaoeus B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 53 1834 wfo-0000722453
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus cuneifolius Garcke Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 852 1849 wfo-0000722470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus cuneiformis DC. Prodr. 1: 454 1824 wfo-0000722471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus cuspidatus Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 168 1853 — wfo-0000722476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus deciduus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68 1891 wfo-0000722483
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus digitatus Poir. Encycl. Suppl. 3: 220 1813 wfo-0000722490
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus drynariodes Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 69 1891 wfo-0000722509
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ellipticus E.Mey. Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum. 192 1843 wfo-0000722519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus farragei F.Muell. Fragm. 8: 241 1874 wfo-0000722530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ficarius E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 170 1860 wfo-0000722539
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ficifolius Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 15 1768 wfo-0000722540
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ficulneus var. alboruber (F.Muell.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89: 402 1928 — wfo-0000722542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus flabellatus Desf. Tabl. École Bot. 147 1804 — wfo-0000722548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus flavescens Cav. Diss. 3: 164 1787 — wfo-0000722550
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus flaviflorus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 69 1891 wfo-0000722551
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus floridus Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 383 1796 wfo-0000722557
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus fusiformis Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 759 1840 wfo-0000722590
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus genevii Bojer ex Hook. Bot. Mag. 59: t. 3144 1832 — wfo-0000722596
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus geranifolius Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 195 1858 wfo-0000722597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus gossypifolius Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 10 1768 wfo-0000722608
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus gossypiodes Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 69 1891 wfo-0000722609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus grandifolius Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 61 1847 wfo-0000722612
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus grossularifolius Miq. Pl. Preiss. 1: 240 1845 wfo-0000722620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus guineensis DC. Prodr. 1: 454 1824 wfo-0000722622
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus guineensis G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 481 1832 wfo-0000722623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus haenkeanus Fern.-Vill. Fl. Filip., ed. 3 4(13A): 25 1880 wfo-0000722625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus hakeifolius Giord. Mem. Nov-Ibis 6 1833 wfo-0000722626
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus hastifolius E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 176 1860 wfo-0000722633
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus helvolus E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 174 1860 wfo-0000722636
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus heptaphyllus Dalzell & A.Gibson Bombay Fl. 20 1861 wfo-0000722638
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus hirtus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 203 1832 wfo-0000722658
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus hostilis Wall. ex Mast. Fl. Brit. India 1: 342 1874 wfo-0000722672
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus humboldtii Schrank ex Colla Hortus Ripul. App. 2: 349 1826 — wfo-0000722683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus jatrophifolius A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 58 1847 wfo-0000722700
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus laevigatus Targ.Tozz. ex Colla Hortus Ripul. App. 2: 349 1826 — wfo-0000722715
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus latifolius Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 69 1891 wfo-0000722727
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus lilacinus Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 2009 1837 wfo-0000722738
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus liliiflorus Griff. ex Mast. Fl. Brit. India 1: 344 1874 wfo-0000722742
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus litoreus J.Presl Wšobecný Rostl. 1: 140 1846 wfo-0000722746
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus macranthus Hochst. Flora 24(1 Intell.): 29 1841 wfo-0000722762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus macularis E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 171 1860 wfo-0000722767
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus magnificus F.Muell. Fragm. 2: 118 1860 — wfo-0000722771
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus malvarosa Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 17 1790 wfo-0000722775
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus margeriae A.Cunn. ex Benth. Fl. Austral. 1: 213 1863 wfo-0000722782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus mauritianus Spreng. Syst. Veg. 4(2): 258 1827 wfo-0000722788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus meisneri Miq. Pl. Preiss. 1: 240 1845 wfo-0000722792
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus microphyllus E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 173 1860 wfo-0000722808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus modaticus Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 56 1847 wfo-0000722814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus mollis Zipp. ex Span. Linnaea 15: 169 1841 wfo-0000722815
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus multifidus Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 7: 103 1840 wfo-0000722824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus multistipulatus Garcke Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 849 1849 wfo-0000722826
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus nangking Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68 1891 wfo-0000722831
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus obscurus A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 57 1847 wfo-0000722848
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus obtusatus Schumach. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 321 1827 wfo-0000722849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus oenotheroides Webb Fragm. Fl. Aethiop.-Aegypt. 47 1854 wfo-0000722853
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus oligospermus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68 1891 wfo-0000722855
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ovatus Cav. Diss. 3: 143 1787 — wfo-0000722859
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus oxyphyllus Moc. & Sessé ex DC. Prodr. 1: 455 1824 wfo-0000722862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus pallidus Raf. ex S.Watson Bibl. Index N. Amer. Bot. 135 1878 wfo-0000722867
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus papuodendron Kosterm. Reinwardtia 5: 235 1960 wfo-0000722881
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus papyriferus Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 384 1796 wfo-0000722882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus parviflorus R.Br. Voy. Abyss. App.: 65 1814 wfo-0000722884
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus parvifolius Hochst. ex T.Anderson J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5(Suppl. 1): 8 1860 wfo-0000722888
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus patersonii R.Br. Hortus Kew. 4: 224 1812 wfo-0000722890
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus perrottetii Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 759 1840 wfo-0000722899
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus physodes E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 176 1860 wfo-0000722912
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus pinonianus Miq. Pl. Preiss. 1: 240 1845 wfo-0000722915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus platychlamys (Benth.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89: 408 1928 wfo-0000722919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus propinquus E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 174 1860 wfo-0000722940
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus pruriens Roxb. ex DC. Prodr. 1: 448 1824 — wfo-0000722943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus pseudabelmoschus Blume Bijdr. 70 1825 wfo-0000722945
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus pterospermoides Wight & Arn. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 53 1834 wfo-0000722952
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus pumilus Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 203 1832 wfo-0000722957
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus purpurascens Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68 1891 wfo-0000722962
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus racemosus Lindl. Bot. Reg. 11: t. 917 1825 wfo-0000722972
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus racemosus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68 1891 wfo-0000722973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ribesifolia Guill. & Perr. Fl. Seneg. Tent. 53 1831 — wfo-0000722991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus richardsonii Lindl. Bot. Reg. 11: t. 875 1825 wfo-0000722996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ricinifolius Wall. Numer. List 1915 1829 wfo-0000722997
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ricinoides Zipp. ex Span. Linnaea 15: 170 1841 wfo-0000722999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ricinoides Garcke Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 834 1849 wfo-0000723000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus rigidus L.f. Suppl. Pl. 310 1782 wfo-0000723001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus robinsonii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 69 1891 wfo-0000723004
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus rosa-malabarica Ker Gawl. Bot. Reg. 4: t. 337 1819 wfo-0000723006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus rosiflorus Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 543 1812 wfo-0000723011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus roxburghii Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 760 1840 wfo-0000723013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus sanguineus Griff. Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 520 1854 wfo-0000723027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus sanguineus Franch. Sert. Somal. 15 1882 wfo-0000723028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus sciadiolepidus (Hochr.) Borss.Waalk. Reinwardtia 4: 43 1956 wfo-0000723039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus serratus Wall. Numer. List 1900 1829 wfo-0000723052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus serratus E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 175 1860 wfo-0000723053
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus sharpei Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 161 1917 wfo-0000723057
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus sidoides Wight & Arn. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 49 1834 wfo-0000723060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus solanifolius F.Muell. Fragm. 2: 116 1860 — wfo-0000723070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus spinulosus (W.Fitzg.) F.D.Wilson Austral. J. Bot. 22: 178 1974 wfo-0000723084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus subdariffa Rottb. Acta Lit. Univ. Hafn. 1: 297 1778 — wfo-0000723109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus sublobatus Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 156 1900 wfo-0000723110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus suborbiculatus Wall. Numer. List 1906 1829 wfo-0000723115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus subtrilobatus Hochst. ex Mast. Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 203 1868 wfo-0000723116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus terniflorus Garcke Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 833 1849 wfo-0000723137
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus tetralocularis Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 198 1832 wfo-0000723139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus thespesioides R.Br. ex Benth. Fl. Austral. 1: 220 1863 wfo-0000723142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus todayensis Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 162 1917 wfo-0000723151
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus torulosus Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 383 1796 wfo-0000723153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus tridactylites Lindl. Three Exped. Australia 1: 85 1838 wfo-0000723159
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus trinitarius Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 17 1790 wfo-0000723164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus trionicus St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon 7: 127 1880 wfo-0000723165
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus trionioides G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 483 1831 wfo-0000723166
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus triumfettifolius Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 312 1827 wfo-0000723171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus tulipiflorus Hook. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 8: t. 707 1845 wfo-0000723174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus uniflorus E.Mey. ex Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 176 1860 wfo-0000723179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus variabilis Garcke Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 841 1849 wfo-0000723185
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus velutinus DC. Prodr. 1: 452 1824 wfo-0000723187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus vestitus Wall. Numer. List 1924 1829 wfo-0000723190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus vriesianus Hassk. Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 5: 263 1839 — wfo-0000723202
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus welshii T.Anderson J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5(Suppl. 1): 8 1860 wfo-0000723206
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus wightianus Wall. Numer. List 2695A 1831 wfo-0000723210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus wrayae Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 69 1840 wfo-0000723215
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus xanthium Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 760 1840 wfo-0000723216