ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Pavonia zeylanica

Name author: (L.) Cav.

A species in the Malvaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Pavonia
Species: Pavonia zeylanica
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1787

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pavonia zeylanica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

15 synonyms in this snapshot

Cancellaria zeylanicaName author: Mattei
Diplopenta odorataName author: (Willd.) Alef.
Diplopenta pedunculosaName author: Alef.
Hibiscus arenariusName author: Scop.
Hibiscus odoratusName author: (Willd.) Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Hibiscus zeylanicusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Hibiscus zeylonicusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Malache odorataName author: (Willd.) Kuntze
Malache zeylanicaName author: Kuntze
Parita zeylanicusName author: Scop.
Pavonia digitataName author: Hochst. ex Chiov.
Pavonia odorataName author: Willd.
Pavonia paoliiName author: Mattei
Pavonia rulingioidesName author: Ulbr.
Pavonia zeylonica var. viscosaName author: Mattei

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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