Chinese hibiscus hybrid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Hibiscus Species: H. rosa-sinensis
Binomial name
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

The Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, family Malvaceae) is an evergreen shrub native to East Asia, also known as China rose and Shoe flower. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics and subtropics. The flowers are large, red, firm, but lack any scent. Numerous cultivars, varieties, and hybrids have been created, with flower colors ranging from white through yellow and orange to scarlet and shades of pink, with both single and double sets of petals. Hibicus 10 diameter, found in SF Conservatory of flowers Part of a persons face and shoulder at the lower left of the picture provides a scale to show the size of the blossom. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Malvaceae (mallows,...) Dipterocarpaceae Sarcolaenaceae Cistaceae Muntingiaceae Bixaceae Diegodendraceae Cochlospermaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Thymelaeaceae Neuradaceae The Malvales are an order of flowering plants, mostly comprised of shrubs and trees. ... Subfamilies Bombacoideae Brownlowioideae Byttnerioideae Dombeyoideae Grewioideae Helicteroideae Malvoideae Sterculioideae Tilioideae Malvaceae is family of flowering plants containing Malva, the mallow genus, and its relatives. ... Species See text. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Subfamilies Bombacoideae Brownlowioideae Byttnerioideae Dombeyoideae Grewioideae Helicteroideae Malvoideae Sterculioideae Tilioideae Malvaceae is family of flowering plants containing Malva, the mallow genus, and its relatives. ... A Silver Fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant which retains its leaves year-round, with each leaf persisting for more than 12 months. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ... An ornamental plant is a plant that is grown for its ornamental qualities, rather than for its commercial or other value. ... A noontime scene from the Philippines on a day when the sun is almost directly overhead. ...

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia, called the Bunga Raya in Malay and "Sembaruthi" in Tamiland mamdaraminTelugu(మందారం). The flowers are used to shine shoes in parts of India, as well as for the worship of Devi. Hibiscus flowers are also used for hair care. Species of hibiscuses are the state flowers of two regions of the USA - the State of Hawaii and the territory of Puerto Rico[1]. The Malay language, also known locally as bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... Telugu (తెలుగు) is a Dravidian language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where it is the official language. ... For other uses see Devi (disambiguation). ...

Gallery

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 154 KB) Summary Manoj. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (978x950, 199 KB) Species Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Familia Malvaceae Taken in Portugal, Algarve, by Carsten Niehaus in March 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Chinese hibiscus ... Image File history File links Photo by Jason L. Buberel source File links The following pages link to this file: Flower album Chinese hibiscus ... Image File history File links Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (variedade) A variety of Chinese hibiscus. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1834x1417, 1214 KB) Beschreibung: Blüte des Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Quelle: selbst aufgenommen Fotograf: CrazyD, 22. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2576x1932, 893 KB) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, June 2005, Czech Republic Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, June 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Chinese hibiscus User:Darwinek/Gallery ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 703 KB) Summary Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, with dew still on it. ... Image File history File links Gatorpl. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1976x1828, 613 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chinese hibiscus Adhesion Cohesion (chemistry) User:Nvineeth ...

References and external links

• Varieties and cultivars of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. – discussion of taxonomy
• TSN 21611. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Hibiscus Care and Disease Information
• Description of Hibiscus

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