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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(Malvaceae)

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Species description or overview

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis information from NTBG
Information about Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Nomenclatural information about Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Nomenclatural information about Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Risk assessments

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Hibiscus rosa-sinensis for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Images

Images of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Malvaceae) (hibiscus)
Links to high-resolution free images of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Malvaceae) (hibiscus) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.


Books

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9.


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.


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