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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Hibiscus

Hierarchical position of the Genus Hibiscus

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt. pub. 1993       SuperOrdo  Malvanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 242. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Malvales Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 43. 1829.       Subordo  Malvineae Rchb. pub. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: lxxxi. Jul 1841.       Familia  Malvaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 271. 4 Aug 1789, nom. cons. common name: Mallows       Subfamilia  Hibiscoideae Leurss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 666. Jun 1881.       Tribus  Hibisceae Rchb. pub. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2(2): 770, 774. 1832.       Subtribus  Hibiscinae A. Dumont pub. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10(Litt.): 2. 6 Jul 1888.       Genus  Hibiscus L. pub. (1753) common name: rosemallow

Named members of the Genus Hibiscus

1	Species  abelmoschus L. syn. Abelmoschus moschatus common name: musk mallow
2	Species  acetosella Welw. ex Hiern. common name: African rosemallow
3	Species  aculeatus Walt. common name: comfortroot
4	Species  arnottianus Gray
	5    Subspecies  arnottianus common name: white rosemallow 6    Subspecies  immaculatus (Roe) D. Bates common name: white rosemallow 7    Subspecies  punaluuensis (Skottsberg) D. Bates common name: punaluu rosemallow 8    Varietas  punaluuensis (Skottsberg) O.& I. Deg. syn. Hibiscus arnottianus ssp. punaluuensis
9	Species  bifurcatus Cav. common name: forkleaf rosemallow
10	Species  biseptus S. Wats. common name: Arizona rosemallow
11	Species  brackenridgei Gray
	12    Subspecies  brackenridgei common name: Brackenridge's rosemallow 13    Subspecies  mokuleianus (Roe) D. Bates common name: Mokulei rosemallow 14    Varietas  mokuleianus Roe syn. Hibiscus brackenridgei ssp. mokuleianus 15    Varietas  molokaianus Rock syn. Hibiscus brackenridgei ssp. brackenridgei
16	Species  brasiliensis auct. non L. syn. Hibiscus phoeniceus
17	Species  californicus Kellogg syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos
18	Species  calyphyllus Cav. common name: lemonyellow rosemallow
19	Species  cannabinus L. common name: brown Indianhemp
20	Species  cardiophyllus Gray syn. Hibiscus martianus
21	Species  clayi O.& I. Deg. common name: red Kauai rosemallow
22	Species  clypeatus L. common name: Congo mahoe
23	Species  coccineus Walt. common name: scarlet rosemallow
24	Species  coulteri Harvey ex Gray
	25    Varietas  brevipedunculatus M.E. Jones syn. Hibiscus coulteri
26	Species  cubensis A. Rich. syn. Hibiscus striatus ssp. lambertianus
27	Species  dasycalyx Blake & Shiller common name: Neches River rosemallow
28	Species  denudatus Benth.
	29    Varietas  involucellatus Gray syn. Hibiscus denudatus
30	Species  eetveldeanus de Wildeman & Dur. syn. Hibiscus acetosella
31	Species  elatus Sw. common name: mahoe
32	Species  esculentus L. syn. Abelmoschus esculentus common name: okra, gumbo, lady finger
33	Species  furcellatus Lam.
	34    Varietas  youngianus (Gaud. ex Hook. & Arn.) Hochr. common name: lindenleaf rosemallow
35	Species  grandiflorus Michx. common name: swamp rosemallow
36	Species  immaculatus Roe syn. Hibiscus arnottianus ssp. immaculatus
37	Species  incanus Wendl. f. syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos
38	Species  kahilii Forbes syn. Hibiscus kokio ssp. kokio
39	Species  kokio Hbd. ex Wawra
	40    Subspecies  kokio common name: red rosemallow 41    Varietas  pekeloi O.& I. Deg. syn. Hibiscus kokio ssp. kokio 42    Varietas  pukoonis Caum syn. Hibiscus kokio ssp. kokio 43    Subspecies  saintjohnianus (Roe) D. Bates common name: St. John's rosemallow
44	Species  laevis All. common name: halberdleaf rosemallow
45	Species  lambertianus Kunth syn. Hibiscus striatus ssp. lambertianus
46	Species  lasiocarpos Cav. syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos
47	Species  leucophyllus Shiller syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos
48	Species  lunariifolius Willd. common name: hibiscus
49	Species  macrophyllus Roxb. ex Hornem. common name: largeleaf rosemallow
50	Species  martianus Zucc. common name: heartleaf rosemallow
51	Species  militaris Cav. syn. Hibiscus laevis
52	Species  moscheutos L. common name: rose mallow, swamp mallow
	53    Subspecies  incanus (Wendl. f.) Ahles syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos 54    Subspecies  lasiocarpos (Cav.) O.J. Blanchard common name: crimsoneyed rosemallow 55    Subspecies  moscheutos common name: crimsoneyed rosemallow 56    Varietas  occidentalis Torr. syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos 57    Subspecies  palustris (L.) Clausen syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos 58    Varietas  purpurascens Sweet syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos
59	Species  mutabilis L. common name: Dixie rosemallow
60	Species  newhousei Roe syn. Hibiscus clayi
61	Species  oahuensis O.& I. Deg. syn. Hibiscus kokio ssp. kokio
62	Species  oculiroseus Britt. syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos
63	Species  opulifolius Greene syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos
64	Species  palustris L. syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos
65	Species  pernambucensis Arruda
66	Species  phoeniceus Jacq. common name: Brazilian rosemallow
67	Species  pilosus auct. non (Sw.) Fawcett & Rendle syn. Hibiscus poeppigii
68	Species  pinetorum Greene syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos
69	Species  platanoides Greene syn. Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos
70	Species  poeppigii (Spreng.) Garcke common name: Poeppig's rosemallow
71	Species  radiatus Cav. common name: monarch rosemallow
72	Species  rockii O.& I. Deg. syn. Hibiscus calyphyllus
73	Species  roeatae St. John syn. Hibiscus kokio ssp. saintjohnianus
74	Species  rosa-sinensis L. common name: tropical hibiscus, Chinese hibiscus
	75    Varietas  schizopetalus Dyer syn. Hibiscus schizopetalus
76	Species  sabdariffa L. common name: roselle
77	Species  saintjohnianus Roe syn. Hibiscus kokio ssp. saintjohnianus
78	Species  scaber Michx. syn. Hibiscus aculeatus
79	Species  schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook. f. common name: fringed rosemallow
80	Species  semilobatus Chapman syn. Hibiscus coccineus
81	Species  striatus Cav.
	82    Subspecies  lambertianus (Kunth) Blanch. ex Proct. common name: striped rosemallow
83	Species  syriacus L. common name: rose of Sharon
84	Species  tiliaceus L. common name: sea hibiscus
85	Species  trilobus Aubl. common name: threelobe rosemallow
86	Species  trionum L. common name: flower of an hour
87	Species  ula O.& I. Deg. syn. Hibiscus kokio ssp. kokio
88	Species  vitifolius L. common name: tropical rose mallow
89	Species  waimeae Heller
	90    Subspecies  hannerae (O.& I. Deg.) D. Bates common name: white Kauai rosemallow 91    Varietas  hannerae O.& I. Deg. syn. Hibiscus waimeae ssp. hannerae 92    Subspecies  waimeae common name: white Kauai rosemallow
93	Species  youngianus Gaud. ex Hook. & Arn. syn. Hibiscus furcellatus var. youngianus

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.