Citation
THESPESIA POPULNEA (Linnaeus) Solander ex Corrêa da Serra, Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 290. 1807.
Hibiscus populneus Linnaeus 1753.
SRI LANKA: Without data, Herb. Hermann 4(34): LINN 258 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Borssum Waalkes, Blumea 14: 108-109. 1966. EPITYPE: Without data (epitype: LINN 875.9). Epitypified by Areces-Berazain & J. D. Ackerman, Brittonia 72: 94. 2020.