Hibiscus syriacus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 695. 1753, typ. cons.

"Habitat in Syria." RCN: 5090.

Lectotype (Abedin in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 130: 13. 1979): Herb. Linn. No. 875.24 (LINN, see below, left; iso- S) .

Generitype of Hibiscus Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Hibiscus syriacus L. ( Malvaceae).