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Hibiscus [2] [3] is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world.
Hibiscus panduriformis, the yellow hibiscus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to much of Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, and Myanmar. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An erect shrub reaching 2.5 m (8 ft), it is a minor weed of cotton .
Hibiscus diversifolius, the swamp hibiscus, is a widespread species of hibiscus. It grows to between 1 and 2 metres in height, with prickly stems and yellow flowers with a maroon basal spot during spring summer.
Hibiscus tiliaceus has a worldwide tropical distribution. In the Old World and Oceania , it is a common coastal plant in most of tropical Africa , South Asia (including the Maldives ), Southeast Asia , parts of East Asia (as far north as central Japan , where it reaches its northernmost extent), eastern and northern Australia , [ 9 ] and much ...
Hibiscus zenkeri Gürke Abelmoschus manihot , commonly known as aibika , is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae . It is a tropical subshrub or shrub native to the Indian subcontinent , Indochina , central and southern China, Malesia , New Guinea , and Queensland . [ 2 ]
Abelmoschus moschatus is an aromatic and species of medicinal plant in the family Malvaceae native to Asia and Australia. [2] It has many common names, including Abelmosk, ambrette, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow, [2] musk okra, [2] ornamental okra, rose mallow, tropical jewel hibiscus, [2] and Yorka okra.
The following species in the flowering plant genus Hibiscus were accepted by Plants of the World Online as of September 2024. [1] There have been multiple ancient polyploidization events in this genus.
Hibiscus 'Albo Lacinatus' is a cultivar of Hibiscus that was hybridized no later than the late 1700s or early 1800s, making it one of the earliest Hibiscus cultivars. A tropical hibiscus, it is one of the fastest growing, tallest, and most vigorous of all tropical hibiscus species and cultivars.