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Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Allied species:

classical categorization

bhava prakasha - Pushpa Varga
Shodala Nighantu - Amradi varga
Raja Nighantu - Karaveeradi Varga

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Japa, Japapushpa, Raktapushpi, Japakusuma, Arkapriya, Aruna, Harivallabha, Japapushpa, Java, Joba, Ondrakhya, Pratika, Raktapushpi, Trisandhya
English: Chinese hibiscus, shoe-flower plant , Blackening plant, China rose, Hawaiian Hibiscus English China rose, Shoe flower
Hindi: Jasut, Gurhal, Jasund, Gudhal
Urdu: Gul gurhal taza
Telugu: Dasanamu, Daasaana chettu, Mandara, Daanachettu, Japapushpamu
Bengali: Joba, Javaphul, Jaba
Marathi: Jaswand जासवंद, Jaswand
Konkani: Dosni Phool दोस्णि फुल
Oriya: Mondaro
Gujarathi: Jasuva, Jasus
Tamil: செம்பருத்தி Cembarutti, Cembarutti, Parattai, Arattam, Capakucumam, Uruttiraputpam, Tiruttikkiritam, Ampurukam, Semparathan
Malayalam: Ayamparathi, Chemparati
Kannada: Daasavala, Kempu daasavala, Kempu pundrike
Punjabi: jasum
Arabic: Angira
Spanish: Rosa de China.
Assamese: Rokta-joba
Japanese: Aka-bana, Fusou, Haibisukasu.
Chinese: Zhu jin, Da hong hua, Fo sang, Fu sang.
French: Hibiscus de Chine, Hibiscus rose de Chine , Rose de Chine.
German: Chinesischer Roseneibisch
Burma: Khaung-yan
Nepal: Baarhmaase phuul, Gudahal, Japaa kusum, Japa puspii, Rakta puspi.
Persian: Angira
Sinhalese: Pokuru wada (පොකුරු වද)

Varities:

Many varieties exist differing in size and color, in single (or) double forms. The important colors include Red, White, Yellow, and Light Red.

There are certain varieties based on flower colour

Rakta- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Nila-Hibiscus syriacus

Peeta- Hibiscus brackenridgei

Shveta-Hibiscus arnottianus

There are 5000 varieties in china rose.

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