Genus: Hibiscus L.

Family:

Malvaceae

Subfamily:

Malvoideae

Tribe:

Hibisceae

Common names:

hibiscus

Genus number:

5665

Last updated:

21-Jan-2014

Accession Count:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank

Comments:

conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Melbourne ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)

List of Species Records in GRIN

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~):

(~) Abelmoschus Medik.
(~) Anotea (DC.) Kunth
(=) Bombycidendron Zoll. & Moritzi
(=) Bombycodendron Hassk., orth. var.
(=) Brockmania W. Fitzg.
(~) Cenocentrum Gagnep.
(~) Decaschistia Wight & Arn.
(~) Dicellostyles Benth.
(~) Fioria Mattei
(~) Helicteropsis Hochr.
(~) Julostylis Thwaites
(~) Kosteletzkya C. Presl
(~) Kydia Roxb.
(~) Macrostelia Hochr.
(~) Malachra L.
(~) Malvaviscus Fabr.
(~) Nayariophyton T. K. Paul
(~) Papuodendron C. T. White
(=) Pariti Adans.
(~) Pavonia Cav.
(~) Peltaea (C. Presl) Standl.
(~) Phragmocarpidium Krapov.
(~) Rojasimalva Fryxell
(~) Senra Cav.
(~) Talipariti Fryxell
(~) Urena L.
(=) Wilhelminia Hochr.

Check Index Nominum Genericorum for Hibiscus

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxonomygenus?id=5665. Accessed 20 July 2025.