Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
A species in the Malvaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Kosteletzkya
- Species
- Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1842
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Kosteletzkya pentacarpos. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
27 synonyms in this snapshot
- Hibiscus althaeifoliusName author: Shuttlew. ex A.Gray
- Hibiscus boscaiName author: Sennen ex Pau
- Hibiscus pentacarposName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Hibiscus pentacarpos var. albiflorusName author: Sacc. ex Fiori
- Hibiscus smilacifoliusName author: Shuttlew. ex A.Gray
- Hibiscus virginicusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Kosteletzkya althaeifoliaName author: (Chapm.) A.Gray ex S.Watson
- Kosteletzkya altheifoliaName author: (Chapm.) A.Gray ex S.Watson
- Kosteletzkya boscaeName author: Sennen
- Kosteletzkya pentacarpaName author: (L.) Ledeb.
- Kosteletzkya pentacarpos var. albifloraName author: (Sacc. ex Fiori) P.P.Ferrer & O.J.Blanch.
- Kosteletzkya pentacarpos var. boscaiName author: Sennen ex Pau
- Kosteletzkya pentacarpos var. smilacifoliaName author: (Chapm.) S.N.Alexander
- Kosteletzkya smilacifoliaName author: (Chapm.) Chapm.
- Kosteletzkya virginicaName author: (L.) C.Presl ex A.Gray
- Kosteletzkya virginica f. albaName author: C.F.Reed
- Kosteletzkya virginica var. althaeifoliaName author: Chapm.
- Kosteletzkya virginica var. aquiloniaName author: Fernald
- Kosteletzkya virginica var. smilacifoliaName author: Chapm.
- Kosteletzkya virginica var. typicaName author: Fernald
- Pavonia pentacarposName author: (L.) Poir.
- Pavonia venetaName author: Spreng.
- Pavonia virginicaName author: Spreng.
- Pentagonocarpus althaeifoliusName author: (Chapm.) Kuntze
- Pentagonocarpus pentacarpusName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Pentagonocarpus virginicusName author: Parl.
- Pentagonocarpus zannichelliiName author: Parl.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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