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LECTOTYPIFICATION AND AUTHORSHIP OF HIBISCUS SCHIZOPETALUS (MALVACEAE)
Author(s) -
Cheek Martin
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1220852
Subject(s) - hibiscus , malvaceae , ornamental plant , shrub , botany , biology , tropics , ecology
Summary It is argued that Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook. f. is the correct author citation and that a Kirk specimen from Mombasa is the correct lectotype for this name. Hibiscus schizopetalus , the 'fringed hibiscus' is an ornamental shrub native of E. Africa, widely and commonly cultivated throughout the tropics for its unusual and beautiful flowers. It is also used in the production of garden hybrids with H. rosa‐sinensis L.