Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Hibiscus africanus
Malvaceae Juss.
Hibiscus africanus Mill. , legitimate, scientific
Miller, P. (1768), The Gardeners Dictionary Edn. 8: HIB-HIB, n. 20 [tax. nov.]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 58 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Hibiscus trionum L. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Hibiscus africana Mill. orth. var.
  • APC Comment: An African taxon, cited in synonymy of Hibiscus trionum L. by F.M.Bailey, Compr. Cat. Queensl. Pl. 58 (1913). Hibiscus trionum is considered to be misapplied to Hibiscus richardsonii Sweet ex Lindl., H. tridactylites Lindl. and H. verdcourtii Craven in Australia.