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Abelmoschus manihot

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Name

Identification
Abelmoschus manihot Borss. Waalk. [family MALVACEAE ] (stored under name); Hibiscus tetraphyllus Roxb. ex Hornem. [family MALVACEAE ]
Related name
  • Abelmoschus manihot
  • Abelmoschus warreensis
  • Abelmoschus luzonensis
  • Hibiscus tetraphyllus
  • Abelmoschus mindanaensis
  • Abelmoschus moschatus
Common name
  • bσnde (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • gbamafetri (Ewe Dict.) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • koto (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Information

Entry for Abelmoschus manihot (Linn.) Moench [family MALVACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Abelmoschus manihot (Linn.) Moench [family MALVACEAE]
Hibiscus manihot var. manihot Linn. [family MALVACEAE]
Common names
SIERRA LEONE: KORANKO bσnde (NWT) TEMNE koto (NWT) GHANA: GBE-VHE gbamafetri (Ewe Dict.)
Uses
(young foliage, young fruit) Food: general Medicines: generally healing (bark) Medicines: menstrual cycle (bark) Medicines: tumours, cancers (seed) Phytochemistry: fatty acids, etc. (root) Phytochemistry: mucilage Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended (bast) Products: fibre
Description
A semi-woody upright annual, bi- or triennial herb, 1∙5–2∙5 m high, widespread in Asia and native of China and Japan: corolla lemon yellow with purple base, 5∙0–12∙0 cm in diameter, variable with some attractive forms (1); widely introduced by man into cu
References
References:1. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, t.1702 (1818); t.3152 (1832); t.7752 (1901). 2. Hartwell, 1970,a: 173, as Hibiscus manihot Linn. 3. Hauman, 1963. 4. Heyne. 1927: 1037, as H. manihot Linn 5 Russell, 1955–69. 6. Sastri, 1959: 90–91, as H. manihot
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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