Azanza lampas(Cav.) Alef.

WFO wfo-0000557989 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Azanza lampas, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. a Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2021-10-30 / obs. 166821866
Azanza lampas, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. b Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 125813266
Azanza lampas, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. c Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 133842320
Azanza lampas, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. d Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 129077143
Azanza lampas, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. e Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 122536673
Azanza lampas, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. f Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 122329660
Azanza lampas, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. g Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 122043219
Azanza lampas, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. h Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 120808056

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The specimen a real sheet, in a real collection

Herbarium
The New York Botanical Garden
Accession
3377144
Filed as
Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alef.
Det. by
F. Areces Berazain 2014-04-01
Collected
A. Henry
Origin
CN
The sheet
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Native range 22 botanical countries

Regions where Azanza lampas is native: China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya China South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanAssamBangladeshCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNepalPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamWest Himalaya
Native distribution of Azanza lampas, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Philippines PHI
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 13 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Abelmoschus acuminatus Müll.Berol.
  • Abelmoschus zollingeri Müll.Berol.
  • Azanza acuminata Alef.
  • Azanza zollingeri Alef.
  • Bupariti lampas (Cav.) Rothm.
  • Hibiscus callosus Blume
  • Hibiscus lampadius St.-Lag.
  • Hibiscus lampas Cav.
  • Hibiscus tetralocularis Roxb.
  • Pariti gangeticum G.Don
  • Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell
  • Thespesia lampas var. longisepala Borss.Waalk.
  • Thespesia sublobata Blanco

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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