Graham, R. (1830), Description of several New or Rare Plants which have lately Flowered in the Neighbourhood of Edinburgh, and chiefly in the Royal Botanic Garden. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 9: 175 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "...from New Holland seeds sent by Mr Fraser in November 1828..."

Walpers, W.G. (September 1842), Repertorium Botanices Systematicae 1(2): 309 [basionym]

basionym of: Abelmoschus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Walp. legitimate

Fraser, C. in Regel, E.A. von (ed.) (1857), Gartenflora 6: 77 [basionym]

basionym of: Malvaviscus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Regel legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 213 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Abelmoschus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Walp. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 14 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 25 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 54 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 61 [secondary reference]

Wilson, F.D. (1974), Hibiscus section Furcaria (Malvaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 22(1): 165-168 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: "Hastings River, N. Holl. (N.S.W.) Fraser s.n., 1825 (E), neotype."

nomenclatural synonym: Abelmoschus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Walp. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 156 [secondary reference]

common name: Splendid Rosella Bush [n/a] common name: Hollyhock Tree [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 143 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Malvaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 67-68 [secondary reference]

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 198 (fig.) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Abelmoschus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Walp. legitimate common name: Splendid Hibiscus [n/a] common name: Hollyhock Tree [n/a] common name: Pink Cottonwood [n/a]

Mitchell, A.S. & Norris, E.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Malvaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 329 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Abelmoschus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Walp. legitimate

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Splendid Hibiscus [n/a] common name: Pink Cottonwood [n/a] common name: Hollyhock Tree [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 306 [secondary reference]

Mitchell, A.S. & Norris, E.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Malvaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 329 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Abelmoschus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Walp. legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 278 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Abelmoschus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Walp. legitimate common name: Splendid Hibiscus [n/a] common name: Hollyhock Tree [n/a] common name: Pink Cottonwood [n/a]

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 214 (fig.)-215 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Abelmoschus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Walp. legitimate common name: Splendid Hibiscus [n/a] common name: Hollyhock Tree [n/a] common name: Pink Hibiscus [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Abelmoschus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Walp. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Malvaviscus splendens (C.Fraser ex Graham) Regel legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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