Hibiscus
genus of plants
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Summary
Hibiscus is a taxon[1]. Hibiscus ranks in the top 0.093% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,501 views/month, #181 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Hibisceae[4]
- Taxon name: Hibiscus[5]
- Commons category: Hibiscus[6]
- Taxonomic type: Hibiscus syriacus[7]
- Unicode character: 🌺[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hibiscus[9]
- Commons gallery: Hibiscus[10]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(2)[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=5665[15]
- This taxon is source of: Hibiscus flower[16]
- Taxon common name: rosemallow[17], Hibiskukset[18], Ketmia (Hibiskus)[19], Гибискус[20], செம்பருத்தி[21], 木槿屬[22], Hibiscus[23], слезовина[24], 木槿属[25], hibiskus[26]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 48891[27] and 287078[28]. Hibiscus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 47605[29]. Hibiscus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39956445[30]. Hibiscus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152542[31]. Hibiscus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 21611[32].
Why It Matters
Hibiscus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Hibiscus is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]