Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Genus: Hibiscus
Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), a tropical flower, belongs to the family Malvaceae. It gets its name from the Greek words Hibiscus meaning "mallow" and rosa-sinensis meaning "rose of China".
This flower is locally called as "Sai maa" in the Maldives.