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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
Bombycella Lindl. Veg. Kingd. , ed. 2: 370 (1847) wfo-4000004943
Brockmania W.Fitzg. J. Proc. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 3: 174 (1918) wfo-4000005466
Fioria Mattei Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo , n.s., 2: 71 (1917) wfo-4000014790
Laguna Cav. Diss. 2(App.): 2 (1786) wfo-4000020461
Marconia Mattei Revista Umbria Medica 2(14): 214 (1921) wfo-4000023129
Munchusia Heist. ex Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 115 (1838) wfo-4000024972
Talipariti Fryxell Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 23: 231 (2001) wfo-4000037490
Thepparatia Phuph. Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 34: 195 (2006) wfo-4000038169
Wilhelminia Hochr. Nova Guinea 14: 160 (1924) wfo-4000040717
Trionaea Medik. Malvenfam. : 45 (1787) wfo-4000044303

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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. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 17. 1790 wfo-0000722245
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus adoensis Hochst. Flora 24(1, Intelligenzbl.): 29. 1841 wfo-0000722249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus albus Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1876 E. 1829 wfo-0000722258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus arenarius Scop. Delic. Fl. Faun. Insubr. 3: 3. 1788 [Jan-Sep 1788] wfo-0000722293
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus arnottii Griff. ex Mast Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1(3): 844. 1875 [Feb 1875] wfo-0000722305
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ascendens Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) i. 310. wfo-0000722308
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus bahamensis Britton Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 120. 1905 wfo-0000722325
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus barbadensis f. fruticulosus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0001323794
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus barbadensis f. racemosus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0001323795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus barbadensis var. racemosus (Poir.) Kuntze – wfo-0001390951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus barbatus Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 17. 1790 wfo-0000722329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus canaranus Miq. ex Mast. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1(2): 341. 1874 [Jan 1874] wfo-0000722396
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus chinensis Roxb. Fl. Ind. (Roxburgh) 3: 212. 1832 wfo-0000722420
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 digitatus Poir. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 3. 220. 1813 [24 Sep 1813] wfo-0000722490
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ferox var. genuinus Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 123. 1900 wfo-0001392854
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus furcatus Willd. Enum. Pl. : 736 (1809) wfo-0001076657
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus furcatus Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 204 1832 — wfo-0000722574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus fusiformis Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 759. 1840 wfo-0000722590
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 gossypinus Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 118 (1800) wfo-0001077388
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus gossypiodes Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 69. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0000722609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus guineensis DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 454. 1824 [mid Jan 1824] wfo-0000722622
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus guineensis G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 481. 1832 [Oct 1832] wfo-0000722623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus lambertianus var. genuinus Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 143. 1900 wfo-0001392856
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus liliiflorus Griff. ex Mast Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1(2): 344. 1874 [Jan 1874] wfo-0000722742
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus macranthus Hochst. Flora 24(1, Intelligenzbl.): 29. 1841 wfo-0000722762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus macularis E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 1: 171. 1860 [10-31 May 1860] wfo-0000722767
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus malvarosa Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 17. 1790 wfo-0000722775
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus multifidus Paxton Paxton's Fl. Gard. vii. (1840) 103. wfo-0000722824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ochroleucus Baker J. Bot. 20: 46 (1882) wfo-0001077372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus parkeri Baker J. Bot. 20: 46 (1882) wfo-0001077373
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus parviflorus R.Br. Voy. Abyss. [Salt] Append. p. lxv. 1814 [Sep 1814] , nom. nud. wfo-0000722884
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus patersonii R.Br. Hort. Kew., ed. 2 [W.T. Aiton] 4: 224. 1812 wfo-0000722890
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus pinonianus Miq. Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1(2): 240. 1845 [9-11 Feb 1845] wfo-0000722915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus platychlamys Domin Biblioth. Bot. lxxxix. 408 (1928). wfo-0000722919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus porophyllus Vell. Fl. Flumin. : 280 (1829) wfo-0001246590
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus racemosus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0000722973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ricinifolius Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1915. 1829 wfo-0000722997
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus ricinoides Zipp. ex Span. Linnaea 15(2): 170. 1841 [Mar-Dec 1841] wfo-0000722999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus sanguineus Franch. Sert. Somal. 15. 1882 [Jun-Jul 1882] wfo-0000723028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus serratus Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1900. 1829 wfo-0000723052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus spinulosus (W.Fitzg.) F.D.Wilson Austral. J. Bot. 22(1): 178. 1974 wfo-0000723084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus subdariffa Rottler Acta Lit. Univ. Hafn. 1: 297, sphalm. 1778 wfo-0000723109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus suborbiculatus Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1906. 1829 wfo-0000723115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus thespesioides R.Br. ex Benth. Fl. Austral. 1: 220. 1863 [30 May 1863] wfo-0000723142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus tiliaceus subsp. crestaensis Borss.Waalk. Blumea 14: 36 1966 wfo-0001264280
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus tiliaceus subsp. tiliaceus – Blumea 14 1966 wfo-0001368172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus tiliaceus var. genuinus Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 63. 1900 wfo-0001397755
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus trinitarius Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 17. 1790 wfo-0000723164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus trionicus St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon vii. (1880) 127. wfo-0000723165
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus tulipiflorus Hook. Icon. Pl. 8: tt. 707, 708. 1845 [May 1845] wfo-0000723174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus vestitus Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1924, partim. 1829 wfo-0000723190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hibiscus wightianus Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2695 A. 1831 wfo-0000723210