Hibiscus syriacus

Hibiscus syriacus

Hibiscus syriacus

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. Hibiscus
Species: Hibiscus syriacus

Name

Hibiscus syriacus L., Sp. Pl.: 695 (1753).

• Typus: Herb. Linn. No. 875.24 (LINN) [1].

Synonyms

• • Ketmia arborea Moench, Methodus: 617 (1794), nom. superfl.
  • Ketmia syriaca (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2. 2: 45 (1772).
  • Ketmia syrorum Medik., Malv. 45 (1787), nom. superfl.

• Heterotypic
  • Althaea frutex Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: [s.p.] (1768)
  • Hibiscus acerifolius Salisb. in Parad. Lond. 1: t. 38 (1806)
  • Hibiscus arborescens Gaterau in Desc. Pl. Montauban: 122 (1789)
  • Hibiscus chinensis DC. in Prodr. 1: 455 (1824)
  • Hibiscus floridus Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 383 (1796)
  • Hibiscus rhombifolius Cav. in Diss. 3: 156 (1787)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. alboplenus Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 51 (1826)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. albus Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 51 (1826)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. amplissimus L.F.Gagnep. in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 10: 132 (1861)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. brevibracteatus S.Y.Hu in Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 153: 53 (1955)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. chinensis Lindl. in J. Hort. Soc. London 8: 58 (1853)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. elegantissimus L.F.Gagnep. in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 10: 132 (1861)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. grandiflorus Rehder in Man. Cult. Trees: 619 (1927)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. longibracteatus S.Y.Hu in Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 153: 53 (1955)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. marginatus Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 51 (1826)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. micranthus Y.N.Lee & K.B.Yim in Korean J. Pl. Taxon. 22: 8 (1992)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. paeoniiflorus L.F.Gagnep. in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 10: 132 (1861)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. purpureoplenus Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 51 (1826)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. purpureus Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 51 (1826)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. ruber Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 51 (1826)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. sinensis Lem. in Jard. FIeur. 4: t. 370 (1854)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. totoalbus T.Moore in Gard. Chron., n.s., 10: 524 (1878)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. variegatus Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 51 (1826)
  • Hibiscus syriacus var. violaceus L.F.Gagnep. in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 10: 132 (1861)

Homonyms

• • Hibiscus acerifolius (Link & Otto) DC. (1824) = Pavonia acerifolia Link & Otto

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan Introduced into: Afghanistan, Alabama, Assam, Belgium, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iran, Italy, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Marianas, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Carolina, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Tubuai Is., Turkmenistan, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Virginia, West Virginia, Yugoslavia 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: 695. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.) 2007. Flora of China. Volume 13: Clusiaceae through Araliaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-59-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus syriacus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hibiscus syriacus. Published online. Accessed: October 09 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus syriacus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus syriacus. 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 09. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hibiscus syriacus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Гібіскус сірыйскі
čeština: ibišek syrský
dansk: Syrisk Rose
English: Rose of Sharon (USA)
suomi: Sinihibiskus
magyar: törökrózsa, kerti mályvacserje
հայերեն: Բաղրջուկ, սիրիական վարդ, քետմի
日本語: ムクゲ (木槿)
한국어: 무궁화
polski: ketmia syryjska
svenska: Frilandshibiskus
Türkçe: Ağaçhatmi
中文: 木槿

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