Hibiscus syriacus

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superrosids • Cladus: rosids • Cladus: eurosids II • Ordo: Malvales • Familia: Malvaceae • Subfamilia: Malvoideae • Genus: Hibiscus • Species: Hibiscus syriacus L. (1753)

Synonyms

Althaea frutex Mill. (from The Plant List)
Hibiscus arborescens Gaterau (from The Plant List)
Hibiscus chinensis DC. (from The Plant List)
Hibiscus floridus Salisb. (from The Plant List)
Hibiscus rhombifolius Cav. (from The Plant List)
Ketmia arborea Moench (from The Plant List)
Ketmia syriaca (L.) Scop. (from The Plant List)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Hibiscus syriacus']

• English: rose of Sharon
• العربية: خطمي سوري, خطمية شجرية
• مصرى: خطمى سورى
• azərbaycanca: Suriya hibiskusu
• беларуская: Гібіскус сірыйскі
• български: Дървовидна ружа
• català: Hibisc de Síria
• 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄: Mŭk-gê̤ṳng
• Cebuano: Antuwanga
• čeština: ibišek syrský
• dansk: Syrisk Rose
• Deutsch: Straucheibisch
• euskara: Siriako arrosa
• فارسی: ختمی درختی
• suomi: Sinihibiskus
• עברית: היביסקוס סורי
• hrvatski: Sirijski hibiskus
• hornjoserbsce: Syriska róžowa popla
• magyar: kerti mályvacserje, törökrózsa
• հայերեն: Բաղրջուկ, սիրիական վարդ, քետմի
• 日本語: ムクゲ (木槿)
• 한국어: 무궁화
• 文言: 木槿
• македонски: Сириска слезовина
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: ခေါင်ရန်းငယ်
• Nederlands: Althaeastruik, Tuinhibiscus
• polski: ketmia syryjska
• português: Hibisco-da-síria
• română: Zămoșiță de Siria
• русский: Гибискус сирийский
• srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Sirijski hibiskus
• slovenčina: ibištek sýrsky
• slovenščina: sirski oslez
• српски / srpski: Сиријски хибискус
• svenska: Frilandshibiskus
• Sakizaya: nipaluma-busugi
• ไทย: ชบาจีน
• Türkçe: Ağaçhatmi
• татарча / tatarça: Сүрия һибискысы
• ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: پەرەڭگۈل
• українська: Гібіск сирійський
• oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Hibiskus syriacus
• Tiếng Việt: Bụp hồng cận
• 粵語: 水錦花
• Vahcuengh: Vadanhbeiz
• 中文: 木槿, 朝天子, 木槿花, 木槿皮, 白花重瓣木槿, 长苞木槿, 白花单瓣木槿, 紫花重瓣木槿, 木槿根, 木槿叶, 木槿子
• 中文（中国大陆）: 木槿
• 中文（简体）: 木槿, 木棉, 荆条, 朝开暮落花
• 中文（繁體）: 木槿
• 中文（香港）: 木槿
• 中文（新加坡）: 木槿
• 中文（臺灣）: 木槿

Type species

Photos

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  Fruit capsules in winter in Incheon Central Park (Korea)

Cultivars

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Fruits and seeds

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Named cultivars

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  'Aphrodite'
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  'Blushing Bride'
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  'Diana'
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  'Hamabo'
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  'Lady Stanley'
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  'Oiseau Bleu' (syn. 'Blue Bird')
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  'Woodbridge'

Illustrations

 See also category: Hibiscus syriacus - botanical illustrations.

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  f. violaceus
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  f. violaceus
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  Hibiscus syriacus
  (as syn.
  Hibiscus syriacus
  chinensis)
  plate 106 in first Edition:
  J. Lindley & J. Paxton:
  Paxton's Flower Garden
  (1850-1853)
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External links

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Hibiscus syriacus

• BioLib link: Hibiscus syriacus L.
• Catalogue of Life link: Hibiscus syriacus L.
• GRIN link: Hibiscus syriacus L.
• ITIS link: Hibiscus syriacus L.
• NCBI link: Hibiscus syriacus
• The Plant List link: Hibiscus syriacus L. (Source: KewGarden WCSP)
• Tropicos link: Hibiscus syriacus L. (+ sub-taxa)