Hibiscus hirtus

Hibiscus hirtus

Hibiscus hirtus

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. Bombicella
Species: Hibiscus hirtus

Name

Hibiscus hirtus L, 1753

Homonyms

• Hibiscus hirtus Roxb. -- Hort. Bengal. 51. (1814); nom. inval.
• Hibiscus hirtus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. (Fl. Ind. (Roxburgh) 3: 203. 1832), nom. illeg., synonym of Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. moschatus

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus anemoniflorus Zipp. ex Span. in Linnaea 15: 169 (1841)
  • Hibiscus hirtus var. inarticulatus S.Dutta, H.Rodrigues & Chakral in Rheedea 28: 40 (2018)
  • Hibiscus phoeniceus Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 813 (1800), nom. illeg.
  • Hibiscus rosa-malabarica Ker Gawl. in Bot. Reg. 4: t. 337 (1819)
  • Hibiscus sumbawanus Warb. & Ulbr. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 365 (1920)
  • Hibiscus virgatus Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 71 (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India Introduced into: Assam, East Himalaya, Lesser Sunda Is., Thailand, West Himalaya 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

• Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus hirtus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hibiscus hirtus. Published online. Accessed: October 06 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus hirtus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus hirtus. 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 06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

मराठी: शेंदरी वनस्पती
नेपाली: अर्कपुष्पी

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