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Abelmoschus rhodopetalus

F.Muell. (1861)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Abelmoschus

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Description

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Synonyms (33)

Abelmoschus brevicapsulatus (Hochr.) Hochr. (1924)
Abelmoschus coccineus S.Y.Hu (1955)
Abelmoschus coccineus var. acerifolius S.Y.Hu (1955)
Abelmoschus esquirolii (H.Lév.) S.Y.Hu (1955)
Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. quinquelobus (Gagnep.) Bân & Xuyen (2003)
Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus (Span.) Borss.Waalk. (1966)
Abelmoschus moschatus var. rugosus (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Hochr. (1924)
Abelmoschus rugosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn. (1834)
Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr. (1924)
Abelmoschus sagittifolius var. septentrionalis (Gagnep.) Merr. (1928)
Abelmoschus sharpei Copel. ex Merr. (1904)
Abelmoschus todayensis Elmer (1915)
Abelmoschus vanoverberghii Merr. (1918)
Hibiscus abelmoschus var. rugosus (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Hochr. (1900)
Hibiscus bellicorus H.Lév. (1915)
Hibiscus bodinieri var. brevicalyculata H.Lév. (1913)
Hibiscus brevicapsulatus Hochr. (1917)
Hibiscus esquirolii H.Lév. (1913)
Hibiscus hirtus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. (1832)
Hibiscus longifolius var. tuberosus Span. (1841)
Hibiscus moschatus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. (1834)
Hibiscus rhodopetalus (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. (1863)
Hibiscus rhodopetalus f. angustisectus Domin (1928)
Hibiscus rhodopetalus f. typica Domin (1928)
Hibiscus rhodopetalus var. angustisectus Domin (1928)
Hibiscus rhodopetalus var. chillagoensis Domin (1928)
Hibiscus rugosus (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Roxb. ex Mast. (1874)
Hibiscus sagittifolius Kurz (1871)
Hibiscus sagittifolius var. quinquelobus Gagnep. (1907)
Hibiscus sagittifolius var. septentrionalis Gagnep. (1910)
Hibiscus sharpei (Copel. ex Merr.) Hochr. (1917)
Hibiscus subnudus Craib (1911)
Hibiscus todayensis (Elmer) Hochr. (1917)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fragm. 2: 113 (1861)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Abelmoschus rhodopetalus Honolulu, Aiea Heights Spontaneous in a yard. Preserved_Specimen Lax subshrub with several stems rising from the ground. Flowers red. Nagata, K.M. 4458 Oahu BISH 1997-07-25
2 Abelmoschus rhodopetalus Koloa, Wailaau Rd. In garden of Geoffrey Michels Preserved_Specimen Low shrub, ca. 0.5 m. tall. Stem quickly becoming woody, cinnamon-brown, with long green lenticels, young stems. Bright green. Leaf: petiole bronzed on upper side, green on lower; blade above dark green, dull, below much paler, glossier. Inflorescence: epicalyx segments 609, green, on some buds tipped bronze, 1.1 x 0.8 cm.; calyx pale green, prominently veined, splitting nearly to base into 2 unequal parts at anthesis; sepals 5 or 6; corolla of relfexed, flattened petals to 6 cm. wide; petals 3.5 x 3 cm., inside satiny coral-pink, paler, glossier near center; column curved, springing from deep coral-colored Hume, L. 456 Kauai BISH 1990-01-27
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