Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

English: Red sorrel

German: Afrikanische Malve, Roselle, Sabdariff-Eibisch

Mandarin: 玫瑰茄 (mei gui qie)

Portuguese: Caruru De Guine, Quiabo Da Angola

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Malvales (81)

        Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)

          Genus: Hibiscus (9)

            Epithet: sabdariffa L. (1)

sabdariffa => H. sabdariffa, origin and meaning debatable

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: red, yellow, beige

Check for Hibiscus sabdariffa at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [109] Red Sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa—The Other "Cranberry" - Brooklyn Botanic Garden New York
• [275] Hibiscus sabdariffa - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [407] Roselle - Morton, J. 1987. Roselle. p. 281–286. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL.
• [569] Hibiscus sabdariffa - Plants For A Future database
• [1234] Hibiscus - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
• [1643] Hibiscus sabdariffa - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.