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Hibiscus syriacus (shrubby althaea)
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Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Hibiscus syriacus L.
Preferred Common Name
- shrubby althaea
International Common Names
- English: rose of sharon
- French: ketmie de Syrie; mauve en arbre
Local Common Names
- Germany: Eibisch, Rosen-; Eibisch, Strauch-; Eibisch, Syrischer
- Italy: ibisco arborero; ketmia
- Netherlands: althaea boompje
EPPO code
- HIBSY (Hibiscus syriacus)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Malvales
- Family: Malvaceae
- Genus: Hibiscus
- Species: Hibiscus syriacus
List of Pests
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Anthonomus grandis (Mexican cotton boll weevil); Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid); Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale); Corynespora cassiicola (target leaf spot of tomato); Hibiscus chlorotic ringspot virus; Meloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode); Orgyia leucostigma (white-marked tussock moth); Phenacoccus madeirensis (Madeira mealybug); Pinnaspis strachani (lesser snow scale); Podosphaera xanthii (powdery mildew of cucurbits); Pratylenchus penetrans (nematode, northern root lesion); Selenaspidus articulatus (West Indian red scale); Theretra clothoAssociated with (not a host):
Olpidium brassicae (Olpidium seedling blight)Host of (source - data mining):
Dysdercus koenigii; Metcalfa pruinosa (frosted moth-bug)Uses List
Top of pageEnvironmental
- Agroforestry
General
- Ornamental
Medicinal, pharmaceutical
- Traditional/folklore