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Malvaceae

Lemonyellow rosemallow

Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hibiscus

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Lemonyellow rosemallow: Flower and foliage of a Sun hibiscus in suburban Pretoria
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
黄花芙蓉葵
English
Lemonyellow rosemallow

Synonyms

  • Hibiscus borbonicus Link
  • Hibiscus calycinus Willd.
  • Hibiscus calyphyllus var. grandiflorus De Wild.
  • Hibiscus grandifolius Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Hibiscus wildii Suess.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.