ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

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: Hibiscus
Species: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

26 synonyms in this snapshot

Hibiscus androphoropetaloidesName author: Pancher
Hibiscus arnottiiName author: Griff. ex Mast
Hibiscus carminata-perfectaName author: W.Bull
Hibiscus festalisName author: Salisb.
Hibiscus fulgensName author: hort. ex W.H.Baxter
Hibiscus fulgidusName author: W.Bull
Hibiscus metallicusName author: B.S.Williams
Hibiscus miniatus-semiplenusName author: W.Bull
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. carneoplenusName author: Sweet
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. flavoplenusName author: Sweet
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. flore-plenoName author: Seem.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. fulgidusName author: W.Bull
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. genuinusName author: Hochr.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. kermesinusName author: W.Bull
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. lucien-lindeniiName author: N.E.Br.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. luteoplenusName author: Sweet
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. magnificusName author: Van Geert
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. rosa-sinensisName author: Not supplied
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. rubroplenusName author: Sweet
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. variegatusName author: Sweet
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. vivicansName author: W.Bull
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. zebrinusName author: Van Geert
Hibiscus rosiflorusName author: Stokes
Hibiscus rosiflorus var. plenusName author: Stokes
Hibiscus rosiflorus var. simplexName author: Stokes
Hibiscus tricolorName author: Dehnh.

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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