Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Malvales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hibiscus L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Hibiscus mutabilis L., Sp. Pl. 694 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Confederate rose; Cotton rose
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Glenny, D.S.; de Lange, P.J.; Brownsey, P.J. 1998: Checklist of dicotyledons and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 1994-1996. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36(2): 155–162.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.