Hibiscus aethiopicus

Hibiscus aethiopicus

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. Trichospermum
Species: Hibiscus aethiopicus
Varietates: H. a. var. aethiopicus – H. a. var. angustifolius – H. a. var. ovatus

Name

Hibiscus aethiopicus L., 1771

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional Southern Africa Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe Regional Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda Regional Central Africa Zaïre Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 2: 258

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus aethiopicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar. 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Hibiscus aethiopicus. 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 Mar. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hibiscus aethiopicus. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 19 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus aethiopicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Mar. 2023.

Vernacular names

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