Hibiscus mutabilis L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Hibiscus mutabilis L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 247, Apr 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Metropolitan Manila. Manila. Luzon.

  • Description

    It is found in the Philippines only in cultivation and is universally known as mapola.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4334490

    Occurrence ID: 4cd157b5-c75f-4b55-9e5a-69b5cea3f494

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hibiscus mutabilis L.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Metropolitan Manila

  • Locality

    Manila. Luzon

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

  • Distribution

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HIBISCUS MUTABILIS Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip.	546, ed. 2 (1846)
$815 ed. 3, 2 (1879) 386, t, ITS.
The Linnean species was correctly interpreted 13>y Blanco. It
is found in the Philippines only in cultivation and is universally
known as mapola.
Illustrative specimen from Manila, &^on> April, 1914 (Met*
mil: Species Blancoanae	?*>£?'•
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04334490
Revised, for
Flora Malesiana
det. J. van Borssum
$*C'
Waalkes EE 1196c
04334490