Hibiscus pusillus

Hibiscus pusillus

Hibiscus pusillus

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. Bombicella
Species: Hibiscus pusillus

Name

Hibiscus pusillus Thunb., 1800.

Homonyms

• Hibiscus pusillus Eckl. & Zeyh. = Hibiscus trionum L.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus atromarginatus Eckl. & Zeyh. in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 38 (1835)
  • Hibiscus gossypinus Eckl. & Zeyh. in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 38 (1835), nom. illeg.
  • Hibiscus lasiospermus E.Mey. ex Harv. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 175 (1860)
  • Hibiscus macrocalyx Garcke in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 838 (1849)
  • Hibiscus serratus E.Mey. ex Harv. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 175 (1860)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1800. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772–1775, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg. Pars posterior pp. [85] 191. Uppsala, J. Edman. BHL Reference page. : 118.

Additional references

[[Germishuizen & Meyer, 2003}}.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hibiscus pusillus 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 pusillus. 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 pusillus. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 19 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hibiscus pusillus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Mar. 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hibiscus pusillus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: bladderweed, Terblansbossie

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