Taxon:  Hibiscus aponeurus Sprague & Hutch.



Summary
Genus:
Hibiscus
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Hibisceae
Nomen number:
19005
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908:54.  1908
Verified:
11/06/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
  2. Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. Fernandes, A. & E. J. S. M. Mendes. 1969-. Flora de Mocambique.
  5. Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSouth SudanCentral Equatoria Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSouth SudanEastern Equatoria Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSouth SudanWestern Equatoria Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, South Sudan [Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Western Equatoria]
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique

Reference(s)
  1. Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 251.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19005. Accessed 11 May 2026.