ETYM Latin, marsh mallow.
(Irregular plural: hibiscuses).
Any plant of the genus Hibiscus.
Any plant of the genus Hibiscus of the mallow family.
Hibiscuses range from large herbaceous plants to trees. Popular as ornamental plants because of their brilliantly colored, red to white, bell-shaped flowers, they include H. syriacus and H. rosa-sinensis of Asia and the rose mallow H. palustris of North America.
Some tropical species provide fruit and timber: H. tiliaceus supplies timber and fibrous bark to South Pacific islanders; H. sabdariffa is cultivated in the West Indies and elsewhere for its fruit. + prikaži više