Malvaceae
Brazilian rosemallow
Hibiscus phoeniceus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 绯红槿
- English
- Brazilian rosemallow
Synonyms
- Bombix phoenicea Medik.
- Bombycella betulina (DC.) Bello
- Bombycella phoenicea Bello
- Bombyx phoenicea (Jacq.) Moench
- Hibiscus betulifolius Kunth
- Hibiscus betulinus DC.
- Hibiscus brasiliensis L.
- Hibiscus brasiliensis var. genuinus Hochr.
- Hibiscus brasiliensis var. luteus Hochr.
- Hibiscus brasiliensis var. sylvaticus (Benth.) Hochr.
- Hibiscus cavanillesianus Kunth
- Hibiscus columbinus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Hibiscus iochromus Brandegee
- Hibiscus neglectus C.Wright
- Hibiscus phoeniceus var. albiflorus Gürke
- Hibiscus phoeniceus var. rubriflorus Gürke
- Hibiscus sylvaticus Benth.
- Hibiscus unilateralis Cav.
- Hibiscus violaceus Brandegee
- Hibiscus violaceus J.Forbes
- Kosteletzkya bracteosa M.E.Jones
- Pavonia brasiliensis (L.) Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.