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Taxon: Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook. f.

Genus: Hibiscus
Family: Malvaceae subfamily: Malvoideae tribe: Hibisceae.
Nomen number: 19082
Place of publication: Bot. Mag. 106: t. 6524. 1880
Name verified on: 06-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 09-May-2011
Species priority site is: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • coral hibiscus   (Source: F Viti ) – English
  • Japanese hibiscus   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – English
  • hängender Roseneibisch   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – German
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Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania
    South Tropical Africa: Mozambique [n.]

      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Bates, D. M. 1965. Notes on the cultivated Malvaceae. 1. Hibiscus. Baileya 13:123–124.
  • Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14:73–74.
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
  • Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage.
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage.
  • Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca.
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  • Smith, A. C. 1979–1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  • St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands.
  • Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama.
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Check other web resources for Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook. f.:

  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Hibiscus schizopetalus cultivars
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

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  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?19082 (19 June 2013)

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