Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Hibiscus richardsonii
Malvaceae Juss.
Hibiscus richardsonii Sweet ex Lindl. , legitimate, scientific
Lindley, J. (1825), The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 11: t. 875 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "This beautiful addition to the Trionum section of Hibiscus was raised at Mr. Colvill's Nursery, from seeds collected by Mr. John Richardson, at Port Macquarrie in New South Wales. We are informed by Mr. Sweet, that he has named it after its discoverer. We long ago received specimens of it from Mr. Charles Frazer, collected upon the banks of the Nepean River."
Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 210 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Hibiscus trionum L. legitimate
Craven, L.A., de Lange, P.J., Lally, T.R., Murray, B.G. & Johnson, S.B. (2011), A taxonomic re-evaluation of Hibiscus trionum (Malvaceae) in Australasia. New Zealand Journal of Botany 49(1): 30-34, Figs 1A, 2A, 3, 4 [secondary reference]
Craven, L.A., de Lange, P.J., Lally, T.R., Murray, B.G. & Johnson, S.B. (2011), A taxonomic re-evaluation of Hibiscus trionum (Malvaceae) in Australasia. New Zealand Journal of Botany 49(1): 30-34 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: (chosen here): Australia: New South Wales: observed flower[ing] February, abundant on the banks of the Nepean [River]. 1817, C. Fraser s.n. (BM photo seen).
taxonomic synonym: Hibiscus trionoides G.Don legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Hibiscus richardsoni Lindl. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Hibiscus trionoides G.Don legitimate pro parte misapplication: Hibiscus trionum L. legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 143 pro parte misapplication: Hibiscus trionum L. legitimate by Mitchell, A.S. & Norris, E.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Malvaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 330
  • APC Dist.: NSW