Hibiscus phoeniceus Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 11-12, t. 14. 1776 sec. Fryxell 1988
- =Hibiscus violaceus Brandegee in Zoe 5: 211. 1905 syn. sec. Fryxell 1988
- =Hibiscus iochromus Brandegee in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 385. 1909 syn. sec. Fryxell 1988
- =Kosteletzkya bracteosa M.E. Jones in Contr. W. Bot. 15: 147. 1929 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013