Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, known colloquially as Chinese hibiscus, China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, rose mallow and shoeblack plant, is a species of tropical hibiscus, a flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the family Malvaceae.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is a bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree growing 2.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum.
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The specific epithet Hibiscus rosa-sinensis literally means "rose of China", although the plant is not closely to true roses, nor is it from China.
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The genus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is in the tribe Hibisceae and the subfamily Malvoideae of the family Malvaceae.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is one of many plant species with a genetic characteristic known as polyploidy, a condition in which the species has more than two complete sets of chromosomes.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is considered to have a number of medical uses in Chinese herbology.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics and subtropics.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia, called bunga raya in Malay.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is an unofficial national flower in Haiti, where it has been used as a symbol for the promotion of tourism.
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