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Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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SPECIES
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L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 2: 695-696.
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Malvales
family
Malvaceae
genus
Hibiscus
species
Hibiscus sabdariffa

Name

Synonyms
Abelmoschus cruentus (Bertol.) Walp.
Abelmoschus cruentus Bertol.
Furcaria sabdariffa (L.) Ulbr.
Hibiscus acetosus Noronha
Hibiscus cruentus Bertol.
Hibiscus digitatus Cav.
Hibiscus digitatus var. kerrianus DC.
Hibiscus fraternus L.
Hibiscus gossypifolius Mill.
Hibiscus masuianus De Wild. & T.Durand
Hibiscus palmatilobus Baill.
Hibiscus sabbariffa L.
Hibiscus sabdariffa var. albus A.Howard & G.Howard
Hibiscus sabdariffa var. altissima Wester
Hibiscus sabdariffa var. bhaghalpuriensis A.Howard & G.Howard
Hibiscus sabdariffa var. intermedius A.Howard & G.Howard
Hibiscus sabdariffa var. ruber A.Howard & G.Howard
Hibiscus sanguineus Griff.
Hibiscus subdariffa Rottb.
Sabdariffa digitata Kostel.
Homonyms
Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
Hibiscus sabdariffa Mendonça & Torre
Common names
Agrio de Guinea in language.
Agrio de guinea in language.
Aleluya in language.
Aleluya roja de Guinea in language.
Hibiscus in language.
Indian-sorrel in English
Jamaica sorrel in language.
Jamaica-sorrel in English
Jamaican sorrel in language.
Kenaf in language.
Malventee in German
Maravilla in language.
Oseille de Guinee in language.
Quimbombo chino in language.
Red sorrel in language.
Red sorrel in language.
Rosella in language.
Rosella in German
Roselle in language.
Roselle in English
Roselle in language.
Roselle in language.
Roselle in language.
Sereni in language.
Sorrel in language.
Sorrel (Virgin Isl. in language.
Vina (Puerto Rico) in language.
Vinagreira in Portuguese
Vinagrillo (Dominican Republic) in language.
acedera de Guinea in Spanish
alagi in language.
alakwan in language.
carurú-de-Guiné in language.
gwagwa in language.
katole in language.
lunkulu in language.
oseille de Guinée in French
quiabo-azedo in language.
quiabo-de-Angola in language.
quiabo-roxo in language.
quiabo-róseo in language.
red-sorrel in language.
red-sorrel in English
rosa de Jamaica in Spanish
rosela in language.
roselle in English
roselle in language.
roselle in French
roselle in English
rosellhibiskus in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
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