异名：Althaea furtex Hort. ex Mill. (synonym)、Hibiscus acerifolius Salisb. (synonym)、Hibiscus chinensis DC. (synonym)、Hibiscus floridus Salisb. (synonym)、Hibiscus rhombifolius Cav. (synonym)、Hibiscus syriacus L. var. chinensis Lindl. (synonym)、Hibiscus syriacus L. var. sinensis Lem. (synonym)、Ketmia arborea Moench (synonym)、Ketmia srborea Moench (synonym)、Ketmia syriaca (L.) Scop. (synonym)、Ketmia syrorum Medik. (synonym)

俗名：喇叭花 (LǎBaHuā) Chinese、朝开暮落花 (CháoKāiMùLuòHuā) Chinese、白花单瓣木槿 (BáiHuāDānBànMùJǐn) Chinese、木棉 (MùMián) Chinese、荆条 (JīngTiáo) Chinese

木棉、荆条（江苏），朝开暮落花（本草纲目），喇叭花（福建）

Hibiscus syriacus Linn. Sp. Pl. 695, 1753; Cavan. Diss. 3: 169, t. 69, f. 1, 1787; Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 420, 1790; ed. Willd. 511, 1793; Masters in Hook. f. , Fl. Brit, Ind. 1: 344, 1874; Forbes & Hemsl. in Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 23: 88, 1886 (Ind. Fl. Sin. 1) ; Gurcke & Diels in Bot. Jahrb. Engler 29: 469, 1900; Hochr. in Ann. Cons. Jard. Bot. Gen. 4: 76, 1900; Gilg in Englers Bot. Jahrb. 34 Beibl. 75: 52, 1904; Diels in ibidem. 36 Beibl. 82: 75, 1905; Matsum. & Hayata in Jour. Coll. Sci. Univ. Tokyo 22: 56, 1906 (Enum. Pl. Formosa); Gagnep. in Lecte. Fl. Gen. Indo-Chine 1: 428, 1910; Pampanini in Nouv. Giorn. Bot. Ital. n. s. 17: 432, 1910; Ulbrich ex Loes. in Beib. Bot. Central. 37 (2): 150, 1919; T. Ito, Ill. Fl. Formosa ed. 2, 479, f. 477, 1928; Liu in Bull. Peking Soc. Nat. Hist. 2 (3): 132, 1928, Hsia in Contr. Inst. Bot. Nat. Acad. Peiping 1: 59, 1931; Hand. Mazz.-Symb. Sin. 7: 608, 1933; in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 52 (b): 164, 1934; Merr. in Trans. Am. Philip. Soc. n. s, 24: 260, 1935; Pei in Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China Bot. 9: 183, 1934; Tsoong in Contr. Inst. Bot. Nat. Acad. Peiping 4: 77, 1936; Kanchira Formosa Trees 75, 1917; rev. ed. 440, 1936; 陈嵘, 中国树木分类学764, 图650, 1937; 贾祖璋, 中国植物图鉴437, 图742, 1937; Sato, Ill. Manch: Mong. Trees 295, f. 222, 1943; Masam. Fl. Kaim. 198, 1943; S. Y. Hu in Jour. West China Bord. Res, Soc. 15 (b): 136, 1945; 崔友文, 华北经济植物志要314, 1953; S. Y. Hu Fl. China Family 153: 51, pl. 10, 1955; 陈焕镛, 海南植物志2: 99, 1965; 昆明植物研究所, 云南植物志2: 229, 图60: 1-3, 1979.——Althaea furtex Hort. ex Miller Gard. Dict. ed. 8, Alt. Hib. 1768, pro syn. ; Jacques in Ann. Soc. Hort. Paris 24: 337, 1844, pro syn.——Ketmia syriaca Scopoli Fl. Carniol. ed 2, 2: 45, 1772.——Hibiscus rhombifolius Cavan. Diss. 3: t. 69, f. 3, 1787.——Ketmia syrorum Medicus Malv. 45, 1787. ——Ketmia srborea Moench Meth. 617, 1794, Hibiscus floridus Salisb. Prodr. 383, 1796.——Hibiscus acerifolius Salisb. ex Hook. Parad. London, 1: t. 33, 1806.——Hibiscus syriacus var. chinensis Lindl. in. Jour. Hort. Soc. Lond. 8: 58, 1853.——Hibiscus syriacus var. sinewsis Lemaire in Jard. Fleur. 4: t. 370, 1854.——Hibiscus chinensis auct. non DC. : Forbes & Hemsl. in Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 23: 88, 1886 (In. Fl. Sin. 1) ; Hayata Ic. Pl. Formosa 1: 99, 1911; Chung in Mem. Sci. Soc. China 1 (1): 166, 1924 (Cat. Trees & Shrubs China).

落叶灌木，高3-4米，小枝密被黄色星状绒毛。叶菱形至三角状卵形，长3-10厘米，宽2-4厘米，具深浅不同的3裂或不裂，先端钝，基部楔形，边缘具不整齐齿缺，下面沿叶脉微被毛或近无毛；叶柄长5-25毫米，上面被星状柔毛；托叶线形，长约6毫米，疏被柔毛。花单生于枝端叶腋间，花梗长4-14毫米，被星状短绒毛；小苞片6-8，线形，长6-15毫米，宽1-2毫米，密被星状疏绒毛；花萼钟形，长14-20毫米，密被星状短绒毛，裂片5，三角形；花钟形，淡紫色，直径5-6厘米，花瓣倒卵形，长3.5-4.5厘米，外面疏被纤毛和星状长柔毛；雄蕊柱长约3厘米；花柱枝无毛。蒴果卵圆形，直径约12毫米，密被黄色星状绒毛；种子肾形，背部被黄白色长柔毛。花期7-10月。

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