| Family | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily | Malvoideae |
| Tribe | Hibisceae |
| Scientific name | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. |
| Synonyms | Hibiscus boryanus de Candolle; Hibiscus cooperi hort.; Hibiscus festalis Salisbury; Hibiscus javanicus Miller; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. carneoplenus Sweet; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. luteoplenus Sweet; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. flavoplenus Sweet; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. flavescens Kuntze; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. floreplenus Seemann; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. genuinus Hochreutiner; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. rubroplenus Sweet; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. variegatus Sweet; Hibiscus rosiflorus Stokes |
| Common name | (English common name) China-rose, Chinese hibiscus, Hawaiian hibiscus, Hibiscus, Rose-of-China |
| (Japanese common name) bussoge [hibiscus] | |
| Distribution | China - Southeastern Asia (worldwide cultivated in tropic including Japan) |
| Reference | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. |
| Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. |
| July 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |