Malvaceae
Chinese hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
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Common names
By language (71)
- ace
- Darah keubeue
- Arabic
- خطمي وردي صيني, بوق صيني, بوكسيا, حب المسك, حب مسك صيني, هبسكس وردي صيني, هبكسوس صيني, هيبسكس
- Armenian
- Չինական վարդ
- arz
- خطمى وردى صينى
- Azerbaijani
- Çin hibiskusu
- Bangla
- জবা
- Belarusian
- Кітайская ружа
- bew
- Uribang
- Bulgarian
- Китайски хибискус
- Burmese
- ခေါင်ရန်း
- Cantonese
- 大紅花
- Catalan
- Hibisc de la Xina, Rosa xinesa
- Central Kurdish
- هێرۆى چینی
- Chinese
- 朱槿, 佛桑, 大紅花, 大红花, 扶桑, 扶桑根, 扶桑花, 芙蓉叶
- Czech
- Ibišek čínský, Chinesischer Roseneibisch
- dtp
- Bolimbingan
- Dutch
- Chinese roos, Schoenpoetsplant, Schoensmeerplant
- English
- Chinese hibiscus, Shoeblackplant, China rose, English shoe-flower, Hawaiian hibiscus, Rose of China, Shoe-black plant
- Estonian
- Rooshibisk
- Finnish
- Kiinanruusu
- French
- Rose de Chine
- German
- Chinesischer Roseneibisch, Zimmer-Hibiskus
- Haitian Creole
- Choublak
- hak
- Thai-fùng-fâ
- Hebrew
- היביסקוס סיני
- Hindi
- ला रोजिता, गुलाब मैलोशूब्लैक पौधा, चाइना गुलाब, चीनी हिबिस्कस, हवाईयन हिबिस्कस, हिबिस्कस रोसा-सिनेंसिस
- hsb
- Chinska róžowa popla
- Hungarian
- Kínai hibiszkusz, Hawaii-rózsa, Rózsamályva, Szobai hibiszkusz
- hyw
- Չինական Վարդ
- iba
- Kenunsung
- Indonesian
- Kembang sepatu, Bunga raya, Worawari
- Japanese
- ブッソウゲ, ハイビスカス, 仏桑花
- Javanese
- Kembang sepatu, Wora-wari
- Korean
- 부상화
- lah
- سالو
- Latvian
- Ķīnas rozes hibisks, Havajas puķe, Ķīnas hibisks, Ķīnas roze
- Lithuanian
- Tikroji kinrožė
- lzh
- 扶桑
- Macedonian
- Кинеска слезовина, Кинеска роза
- Malay
- Bunga raya, Bunga sepatu, Kembang sepatu, Kembang warawari
- Malayalam
- ചുവന്ന ചെമ്പരത്തി, ചെമ്പരത്തിപ്പൂവ്, ചെമ്പരുത്തി
- Māori
- Kaute
- Marathi
- जास्वंद
- mnc
- ᠨᡳᠮᠠᡵᡳ ᡳᠯᡥᠠ
- mnw
- ဇဗ၊ ပ္ကဴ
- nan
- Hû-song-hoe
- Nepali
- जिभ्रे फूल
- Odia
- ମନ୍ଦାର, ଫୁଲ: ମନ୍ଦାର, ମନ୍ଦାର ଫୁଲ
- Persian
- ختمی چینی
- Polish
- Ketmia róża chińska, Hibiskus rosa-sinensis
- Portuguese
- Graxa-de-estudante, Mimo-de-vênus
- pwn
- Lingsulj
- Russian
- Гибискус китайский, Бунгарайя, Гибискус китайская роза, Китайская роза, Китайский гибискус, Китайский розан
- Sanskrit
- जपापुष्पम्
- sat
- ᱡᱚᱵᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ
- Sindhi
- عجائب گھر
- Sinhala
- බදුවද
- Slovak
- Ibištek čínsky
- smn
- Kiinaruusu
- Spanish
- La rosita, Rosa china
- Sundanese
- Kembang Sapatu
- Swedish
- Hibiskus, Ibisros, Kinesisk ros
- Tamil
- செம்பருத்தி, செவ்வரத்தம் பூ, செவ்வரத்தை
- Telugu
- మందార, ఎర్రమందారం, మందారం, ముద్ద మందారం, ముద్దమందారం
- Thai
- ชบา
- Tongan
- Kaute
- Turkish
- Japon gülü, Çin gülü
- Ukrainian
- Гібіск китайська рожа, Китайська троянда
- Urdu
- ارک بلبھا, اَرْکْ بَلَّبَھا
- Vietnamese
- Dâm bụt, Bông bụp, Dâm bụt thân gỗ, Giâm bụt, Râm bụt
- wuu
- 朱槿
Synonyms
- Hibiscus androphoropetaloides Pancher
- Hibiscus arnottii Griff. ex Mast
- Hibiscus carminata-perfecta W.Bull
- Hibiscus festalis Salisb.
- Hibiscus fulgens hort. ex W.H.Baxter
- Hibiscus fulgidus W.Bull
- Hibiscus metallicus B.S.Williams
- Hibiscus miniatus-semiplenus W.Bull
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. carneoplenus Sweet
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. flavoplenus Sweet
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. flore-pleno Seem.
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. fulgidus W.Bull
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. genuinus Hochr.
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. kermesinus W.Bull
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. lucien-lindenii N.E.Br.
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. luteoplenus Sweet
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. magnificus Van Geert
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. rosa-sinensis
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. rubroplenus Sweet
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. variegatus Sweet
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. vivicans W.Bull
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. zebrinus Van Geert
- Hibiscus rosiflorus Stokes
- Hibiscus rosiflorus var. plenus Stokes
- Hibiscus rosiflorus var. simplex Stokes
- Hibiscus tricolor Dehnh.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 860 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rajabu Msuya, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ferdous, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maayane Gómez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emmanuel Ngumbi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Didier BOCQUET, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shivanand Bhat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Aqilla Rahmi, CC0, 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); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.