Species
In temperate zones, probably the most commonly grown ornamental species is Hibiscus syriacus, the common garden hibiscus, also known in some areas as the "Rose of Althea" or "Rose of Sharon" (but not to be confused with the unrelated Hypericum calycinum, also called "Rose of Sharon"). In tropical and subtropical areas, the Chinese hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis), with its many showy hybrids, is the most popular hibiscus.
Several hundred species are known, including:
- Hibiscis acapulcensis
- Hibiscus acetosella - False Roselle
- Hibiscus acicularis
- Hibiscus aculeatus - Comfortroot
- Hibiscus altissimus
- Hibiscus andongensis
- Hibiscus angolensis
- Hibiscus aponeurus
- Hibiscus archeri - Archer's Hibiscus
- Hibiscus aridicola
- Hibiscus arnottianus - Kokiʻo ʻula (Hawaii)
- Hibiscus asper - Bush Roselle
- Hibiscus austroyunnanensis
- Hibiscus barbosae
- Hibiscus benguellensis
- Hibiscus berberidifolius
- Hibiscus bernieri
- Hibiscus bifurcatus - Fork-bracted Rosemallow
- Hibiscus biseptus - Arizona Rosemallow
- Hibiscus bojerianus
- Hibiscus boryanus - Foulsapate Marron
- Hibiscus brackenridgei - Hawaiian hibiscus Maʻo hau hele
- Hibiscus burtt-davyi
- Hibiscus caerulescens
- Hibiscus caesius - Dark-eyed Hibiscus (South Africa)
- Hibiscus calyphyllus - Lemonyellow Rosemallow (Tropical Africa)
- Hibiscus cameronii - Cameron's Hibiscus, Pink Hibiscus
- Hibiscus cannabinus - Kenaf
- Hibiscus castroi
- Hibiscus cisplatinus - Rosa Del Rio
- Hibiscus citrinus-
- Hibiscus clayi - Hawaiian red hibiscus (Hawaii)
- Hibiscus clypeatus - Congo Mahoe
- Hibiscus coccineus - Scarlet Rosemallow
- Hibiscus colimensis
- Hibiscus columnaris - Mahot Rempart
- Hibiscus comoensis
- Hibiscus congestiflorus
- Hibiscus costatus
- Hibiscus coulteri - Desert Rosemallow
- Hibiscus cuanzensis
- Hibiscus dasycalyx - Neches River Rosemallow
- Hibiscus denudatus - Pale Face (Southwestern United States, Northwestern Mexico)
- Hibiscus dimidiatus
- Hibiscus dioscorides (Yemen)
- Hibiscus diplocrater
- Hibiscus diriffan (Yemen)
- Hibiscus diversifolius - Swamp Hibiscus
- Hibiscus dongolensis
- Hibiscus donianus
- Hibiscus elatus - Mahoe
- Hibiscus elegans
- Hibiscus engleri - Wild Hibiscus
- Hibiscus escobariae
- Hibiscus excellii
- Hibiscus ferrugineus
- Hibiscus ficalhoanus
- Hibiscus ficulneus
- Hibiscus flavoroseus
- Hibiscus fragilis - Mandrinette (Mascarene Islands)
- Hibiscus fragrans
- Hibiscus fritzscheae
- Hibiscus furcellatus - Lindenleaf rosemallow (Caribbean, Florida, Central America, South America, Hawaii)
- Hibiscus fugosioides
- Hibiscus furcellatus - Salad Hibiscus
- Hibiscus fuscus
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- Hibiscus genevii (Mauritius)
- Hibiscus gilletii
- Hibiscus gossweileri
- Hibiscus grandidieri
- Hibiscus grandiflorus - Swamp rosemallow (Southeastern United States)
- Hibiscus grandistipulatus
- Hibiscus grewiifolius
- Hibiscus hamabo
- Hibiscus hastatus
- Hibiscus heterophyllus - Native rosella
- Hibiscus hirtus - Lesser Mallow
- Hibiscus hispidissimus
- Hibiscus huellensis
- Hibiscus hybridus
- Hibiscus indicus
- Hibiscus insularis - Phillip Island hibiscus (Phillip Island)
- Hibiscus integrifolius
- Hibiscus jaliscensis
- Hibiscus kochii
- Hibiscus kokio - Red Rosemallow
- Hibiscus labordei
- Hibiscus laevis (=H. militaris) - Halberd-leaved rosemallow (central and eastern North America)
- Hibiscus lasiocarpos - Woolly Rosemallow
- Hibiscus lasiococcus
- Hibiscus lavaterioides
- Hibiscus laxiflorus
- Hibiscus leptocladus
- Hibiscus leviseminus
- Hibiscus lilacinus - Lilac Hibiscus
- Hibiscus liliiflorus - Rodrigues Tree Hibiscus
- Hibiscus longifolius
- Hibiscus longisepalus
- Hibiscus ludwigii
- Hibiscus lunariifolius
- Hibiscus macrogonus
- Hibiscus macrophyllus - Largeleaf Rosemallow
- Hibiscus macropodus
- Hibiscus makinoi - Okinawan Hibiscus
- Hibiscus malacophyllus (Yemen)
- Hibiscus malacospermus
- Hibiscus martianus - Heartleaf Rosemallow
- Hibiscus moscheutos - Crimsoneyed Rosemallow (Central and Eastern North America)
- Hibiscus mutabilis - Cotton Rosemallow, Confederate Rose (East Asia)
- Hibiscus paramutabilis
- Hibiscus pedunculatus
- Hibiscus pernambucensis - Seaside Mahoe
- Hibiscus phoeniceus - Brazilian Rosemallow
- Hibiscus platanifolius
- Hibiscus poeppigii - Poeppig's Rosemallow
- Hibiscus radiatus - Monarch Rosemallow
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis - Chinese hibiscus (East Asia)
- Hibiscus sabdariffa - Roselle, Omutete, or Sorrel
- Hibiscus schizopetalus - Fringed Rosemallow
- Hibiscus scottii
- Hibiscus socotranus
- Hibiscus sinosyriacus
- Hibiscus splendens
- Hibiscus stenanthus (Yemen)
- Hibiscus striatus - Striped Rosemallow
- Hibiscus syriacus (Type species) - Rose of Sharon (Asia)
- Hibiscus tiliaceus - Sea hibiscus (Australia, Southeast Asia, Oceania)
- Hibiscus trilobus - Threelobe Rosemallow
- Hibiscus trionum - Flower-of-an-Hour
- Hibiscus vitifolius - Tropical Rose Mallow
- Hibiscus waimeae - Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo (Hawaii)
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