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Genus

Hibiscus L.

rosemallow

Hibiscus rosa-sinensisHibiscus rosa-sinensis
Garden rosemallow
hibiscus flower in Havana, Cuba
Several Florida Hibiscus species have now been reclassified as members of the genus Muenchhusia. See "The hardy Hibiscus—still hardy, but no longer Hibiscus: Reinstatement of Muenchhusia (Malvaceae: Hibisceae)" by Margaret M. Hanes, Eastern Michigan University & Russell L. Barrett, Botanic Gardens of Sydney in the Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas.

Species of the Hibiscus genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:

  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
    var. rosa-sinensis

Garden Rosemallow
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

The genus Hibiscus is a member of the Malvaceae - Mallow family.

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