Hibiscus striatus

Hibiscus striatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species:
H. striatus
Binomial name
Hibiscus striatus

Hibiscus striatus, the striped hibiscus or striped rosemallow, is a plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Hibiscus striatus was given its scientific name by Antonio José Cavanilles in 1787. It is part of the genus Hibiscus in the family Malvaceae. It has two accepted subspecies:[3]

  • Hibiscus striatus subsp. lambertianus – Northern South America and southern North America[4]
  • Hibiscus striatus subsp. striatus – South America in northern Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, and southern Brazil[5]

Hibiscus striatus has 19 synonyms of the species or one of its two subspecies.[3][4][5]

Table of Synonyms
Name Year Rank Synonym of: Notes
Abelmoschus angustifolius (Hook. & Arn.) Walp. 1842 species subsp. striatus = het.
Abelmoschus cisplatinus (A.St.-Hil.) Walp. 1843 species subsp. striatus = het.
Abelmoschus cubensis (A.Rich.) Walp. 1842 species subsp. lambertianus = het.
Hibiscus amoenus Link & Otto 1828 species subsp. striatus = het.
Hibiscus angustifolius Hook. & Arn. 1833 species subsp. striatus = het.
Hibiscus argentinus Speg. 1901 species subsp. striatus = het., nom. illeg.
Hibiscus cisplatinus A.St.-Hil. 1828 species subsp. striatus = het.
Hibiscus cubensis A.Rich. 1841 species subsp. lambertianus = het.
Hibiscus domingensis var. striatus (Cav.) Willd. 1800 variety H. striatus ≡ hom.
Hibiscus lambertianus Kunth 1822 species subsp. lambertianus ≡ hom.
Hibiscus lambertianus var. angustifolius (Hook. & Arn.) Hochr. 1900 variety subsp. striatus = het.
Hibiscus lambertianus var. genuinus Hochr. 1900 variety subsp. lambertianus ≡ hom., not validly publ.
Hibiscus lambertianus var. glaber Gürke 1892 variety subsp. lambertianus = het.
Hibiscus lambertianus var. lobatus Chodat & Hassl. 1905 variety subsp. lambertianus = het.
Hibiscus lindmanii Gürke 1896 species subsp. striatus = het.
Hibiscus linearis A.St.-Hil. & Naudin 1842 species subsp. striatus = het.
Hibiscus sagranus P.Mercier 1830 species subsp. striatus = het.
Hibiscus salviifolius A.St.-Hil. 1828 species subsp. lambertianus = het.
Hibiscus submaritimus Larrañaga 1922 species subsp. striatus = het.
Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym ; = heterotypic synonym

References

  1. ^ Lucia, Mariano (2016-01-02). "First record of Huarpea wagneriella (Hymenoptera: Sapygidae) as a cleptoparasite of large carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Xylocopinae)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 51 (1): 7–9. doi:10.1080/01650521.2015.1128716. hdl:11336/53655. ISSN 0165-0521.
  2. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  3. ^ a b "Hibiscus striatus Cav". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Hibiscus striatus subsp. lambertianus (Kunth) O.J.Blanch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Hibiscus striatus subsp. striatus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 November 2025.