Hibiscus vitifolius

Hibiscus vitifolius

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
Species: Hibiscus vitifolius
Subspecies: H. v. subsp. lukei – H. v. subsp. vitifolius

Name

Hibiscus vitifolius L., Sp. Pl. 2: 696. (1753)

Homonyms

• Hibiscus vitifolius Mill. = Hibiscus cannabinus L.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Abelmoschus vitifolius (L.) Wall. ex Hassk. in Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt.: 198 (1844)
  • Fioria vitifolia (L.) Mattei in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo, n.s., 2: 72 (1917)
  • Hibiscus vitifolius var. genuinus Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 169 (1900), not validly publ.
  • Kosteletzkya vitifolia (L.) M.R.Almeida & N.Patil in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 93: 111 (1996), no basionym ref.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Old World Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, Christmas I., Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. 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: 696. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mattei, G.E. 1917. Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo ser. 2. 2: 71.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hibiscus vitifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 221. Hibiscus vitifolius. 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. 221. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 221 Jan. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Hibiscus vitifolius. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 16 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hibiscus vitifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

हिन्दी: Dhakto Kalo bhend

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