Hibiscus sabdariffa(HIBSA)
Overview Code created in: 2002-02-19
- EPPO Code: HIBSA
- Preferred name: Hibiscus sabdariffa
- Authority: Linnaeus
Ghana, Nigeria, Tchad, Sudan, Gabon to Zaïre. Used as a culinary herb. Introduced in eastern Mediterranean, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, China (including Taiwan), most of subsaharan Africa, Mexico, Caribbean, South America (Venezuela to Peru, eastern Brazil)
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Jamaica sorrel | English |
| red sorrel | English |
| roselle | English |
| tropical cranberry | English |
| Rama | German |
| Rosellahanf | German |
| ketmie rose | French |
| oseille de Guinée | French |
| roselle | French |
| agrio de Guinea | Spanish |
| cáñamo de Guinea | Spanish |
| rosella | Spanish |
| sereni | Spanish |
| viña | Spanish |
| carcade | Italian |
| cânamo-da-guiné | Portuguese |
| carcadé | Portuguese |
| chá-do-sudão | Portuguese |
| rosa-de-jamaica | Portuguese |
| rosela | Portuguese |
| chukar | Bengali |
| lal-mesta | Bengali |
| patwa | Bengali |
| asam susur | Indonesian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Malvids (
1MAVD )
Order
Malvales (
1MAVO )
Family
Malvaceae (
1MAVF )
Subfamily
Malvoideae (
1MLVS )
Genus
Hibiscus (
1HIBG )
Species
Hibiscus sabdariffa (
HIBSA )