Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-    Plate No. 158

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-COMMON_NAMES-China-rose Hibiscus
-GENUS-Hibiscus
-SPECIES-Hibiscus rosa sinensis
-CLASS-Monadelphia
-ORDER-Polyandria
-AUTHORITY-Linnaeus
-MODERN_GENUS-Hibiscus
-MODERN_SPECIES-Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
-MODERN_FAMILY-
-PLANT_TYPE-shrub
-COLOR-red, varies with white flowers
-SEASON- Blooms most of the summer in a greenhouse.
-NATIVE_REGION- Native of the East Indies, cultivated in India and China.
-ZONE-9
-SOURCE-The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME-5
-PUB_DATE-1791
-REISSUED-1796
-EDITOR-William Curtis
-ARTIST-S. Edwards
-NALPCD-Disc 0645 IMG0025.PCD