Kosteletzkya depressa(L.) O.J.Blanch., Fryxell & D.M.Bates

white fenrose

WFO wfo-0000356224 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Kosteletzkya depressa, photographed by Lic. Kevin Miguel Garibaldi Fierro
fig. a Lic. Kevin Miguel Garibaldi Fierro, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-02 / obs. 193822260
Kosteletzkya depressa, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. b Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 54839233
Kosteletzkya depressa, photographed by Alexis López Hernández
fig. c Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 63167381
Kosteletzkya depressa, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. d Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 101460847
Kosteletzkya depressa, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. e Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 1289837
Kosteletzkya depressa, photographed by Lyrae
fig. f Lyrae, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 137243019
Kosteletzkya depressa, photographed by Brandon Corder
fig. g Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 182476117
Kosteletzkya depressa, photographed by Brandon Corder
fig. h Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174703195

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Native range 24 botanical countries

Regions where Kosteletzkya depressa is native: Laos, Florida, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela LaosFloridaMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestTexasColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáPeruVenezuela Cayman Is.
Native distribution of Kosteletzkya depressa, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Cayman Is. CAY SOUTHERN AMERICA
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
Guatemala GUA
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Peru PER
Venezuela VEN
Florida FLA NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
Texas TEX
Laos LAO ASIA-TROPICAL

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 28 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.

  • Hibiscus cordatus (C.Presl) D.Dietr.
  • Hibiscus hastatus Cav.
  • Hibiscus hispidus D.Dietr.
  • Hibiscus pentaspermus Bert. ex DC.
  • Hibiscus preslii D.Dietr.
  • Hibiscus sagittatus (C.Presl) D.Dietr.
  • Hibiscus tampicensis Moric.
  • Kosteletzkya asterocarpa Turcz.
  • Kosteletzkya cordata C.Presl
  • Kosteletzkya hastata C.Presl
  • Kosteletzkya hispida C.Presl
  • Kosteletzkya pentasperma Griseb.
  • Kosteletzkya sagittata C.Presl
  • Kosteletzkya stellata Fernald
  • Kosteletzkya tampicensis (Moric.) Rose
  • Kosteletzkya violacea Rose
  • Melochia depressa L.
  • Melochia diffusa Colla
  • Pavonia berteroi Spreng.
  • Pentagonocarpus cordatus (C.Presl) Parl.
  • Pentagonocarpus hastatus (C.Presl) Parl.
  • Pentagonocarpus hispidus Parl.
  • Pentagonocarpus pentaspermus Kuntze
  • Pentagonocarpus sagittatus (C.Presl) Parl.

and 4 more.

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. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. 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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