While on another visit to the University of Bristol Botanical Gardens I stumbled across this beauty which at first glance reminded me of a hibiscus. Sure enough it proved to be another species: Hibiscus trionum.
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| Hibiscus trionum at the University of Bristol Botanical Gardens |
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| Hibiscus trionum at the University of Bristol Botanical Gardens |
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| Hibiscus trionum at the University of Bristol Botanical Gardens |
Additional Information:
Scientific Name: Hibiscus trionum
Common
names: flower-of-the-hour, flower of the hour, bladder ketima, bladder weed, rose mallow, Venice mallow, shoofly, modesty,Black-eyed Susan (English); Ketmie d'Afrique, Fluer d'une heure (French); Stundenblaume, Einjähriger Stundeneibisch oder Stundenröslein, Stunden-Roseneibisch (German); flor-de-todos-as-horas (Spanish);
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae – Green plants
Infrakingdom: Streptophyta – Land plants
Division: Tracheophyta – Vascular plants
Subdivision: Spermatophytina –
Spermatophytes (seed plants)
Infradivision: Angiospermae – Angiosperms
(flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida –
Superorder: Rosanae –
Order: Malvaeales –
Family: Malvaceae –mallows, mauves
Genus: Hibiscus – rose mallow
Species: Hibiscus trionum –
Notes:
- I am using the taxonomical classification system used by ITIS (Intergrated Taxonomic Information System). I have decided to use this system in order to avoid confusion as well as because it offers a comprehensive hierarchy from kingdom right through to subspecies whereas other sources only go as far as order or provide the names of some of the higher taxonomical ranks but only indicate "unclassified" rather than providing the rank.
- When and where possible I will endeavour to include alternatives classifications although I may limit this to occasions where an opportunity arises to discuss the reason for the different classifications.
- Taxonomical data used in this post was retrieved [June 15 2014], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.
On-line sources:
- Royal Horticultural Society: Entry for Hibiscus trionum
- Official Website of the: Bristol University Botanical Gardens
- Missouri Botanical gardens: Entry for Hibiscus trionum
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database: Entry for Hibiscus trionum
- Seedaholic: Entry for Hibiscus trionum 'Simply Love'
- Wikipedia: Entry for Hibiscus trionum
- Wikipedia: Entry for Hibiscus
- Wikipedia: Entry for Malvaceae
- Wikipedia: Entry for Malvales
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