Plant Details

Accepted name:: Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Hibiscus vitifolius L.
Infraspecies:: Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. lukei Mwachala & Cheek

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cirututti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 22 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Hibiscus obtusifolius Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 829 (1800).
Abelmoschus vitifolius var. mollis Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt.: 198 (1844).
Fioria vitifolia subsp. vulgaris (Brenan & Exell) Abedin Pakistan J. Bot. 9: 59 (1977).
Hibiscus cuspidatus Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 168 (1853).
Hibiscus heterotrichus DC. Prodr. 1: 450 (1824).
Hibiscus jatrophifolius A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 58 (1848).
Hibiscus lepidospermus Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 159 (1858).
Hibiscus modaticus Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 56 (1848).
Hibiscus natalitus Harv. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 587 (1862).
Hibiscus obscurus A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 57 (1848).
Hibiscus ricinifolius E.Mey. ex Harv. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 171 (1860), nom. superfl.
Hibiscus ricinoides Garcke Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 834 (1849).
Hibiscus serratus Wall. Numer. List: n.° 1900 (1829), not validly publ.
Hibiscus strigosus Schumach. & Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 314 (1827), nom. illeg.
Hibiscus suaresensis Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 514 (1885).
Hibiscus truncatus Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 200 (1832).
Hibiscus vitifolius var. adhaerens Ulbr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 377 (1912).
Hibiscus vitifolius f. americana Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 169 (1900).
Hibiscus vitifolius var. heterotrichus (DC.) Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 170 (1900).
Hibiscus vitifolius var. ricinifolius Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 170 (1900).
Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vulgaris Brenan & Exell Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 32: 73 (1958).
Hibiscus vitifolius f. zeylanicus Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 169 (1900).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Hibiscus obtusifolius Willd.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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