Shoe-flower
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Also known as Chinese rose, Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus, Rose of China, Tropical Hibiscus
About Shoe-flower
Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis (known colloquially as Chinese hibiscus, China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, rose mallow and shoeblack plant) is a cultigen of tropical hibiscus, a flowering plant in the Hibiscus genus and Hibisceae tribe of the family Malvaceae. It is an artificial hybrid created in cultivation during the pre-Columbian era by Polynesians in the west Pacific from the species Hibiscus cooperi and H. kaute (native to Vanuatu and French Polynesia, respectively). It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in the tropics and subtropics. The hibiscus is the national flower of Malaysia, where it holds official status, and is also considered the unofficial national flower of Haiti.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental plant
- Native to
- Pacific Islands
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Tropical and Subtropical countries
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Gurhal गुढ़ल, गुड़हल, ला रोजिता
- Nepali
- जपा कुसुम Japaa Kusum, रक्त पुष्पी Rakta Pushpee, बाह्रमासे फूल Baahramaase Phool
- Bengali
- জবা
- Tamil
- செம்பருத்தி cembarutti, செம்பருத்தி, செவ்வரத்தம் பூ
- Telugu
- మందార పువ్వు, మందార, ముద్దమందారం
- Kannada
- ದಾಸವಾಳ Dasavala, ದಾಸಾಳ Daasaala, ದಾಸವಾಳೆ
- Malayalam
- Chemparati, ചെമ്പരത്തി, ചുവന്ന ചെമ്പരത്തി
- Marathi
- Jaswand जासवंद, जास्वंद
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Shoe-flower belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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