Biology:Muenchhusia
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Muenchhusia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes five cold-hardy species native to North America, ranging from southeastern Canada through the central and eastern United States to Cuba and northeastern Mexico.[1]
The genus was first described by Philipp Conrad Fabricius in 1763. It was later subsumed into genus Hibiscus. In 2025 Margaret M. Hanes and Russell L. Barrett reinstated the genus after Hibiscus was found to be polyphyletic.[2]
Species
Five species are accepted.[1]
- Muenchhusia coccinea (Walter) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett
- Muenchhusia dasycalyx (S.F.Blake & Shiller) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett
- Muenchhusia grandiflora (Michx.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett
- Muenchhusia laevis (All.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett
- Muenchhusia moscheutos (L.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpowo - ↑ Hanes, M. M., & Barrett, R. L. (2025). The hardy Hibiscus—still hardy, but no longer Hibiscus: Reinstatement of Muenchhusia (Malvaceae: Hibisceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 19(4), 375–387. https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v19.i4.1437
Wikidata ☰ Q140172387 entry
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