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Hibiscus abelmoschus

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Name

Identification
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. [family MALVACEAE ] (stored under name); Hibiscus abelmoschus L. [family MALVACEAE ] Verified by W. Fawcett,
Related name
  • Calyptranthes brevispicata
  • Abelmoschus
  • Abelmoschus esculentus
  • Abelmoschus rugosus
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  • Hibiscus abelmoschus
  • Hibiscus palmatus
  • Abelmoschus not on sheet
  • Hibiscus flavescens
  • Abelmoschus moschatus
  • Hibiscus rugosus
Common name
  • sumaré (JB) (SENEGAL, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ambrette; abelmosch. Colonial French: gombo musqué; ketmie musquée (Berhaut)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • dios dios (JB) (SENEGAL, LEBOU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kundialana (JLT fide JMD) lana kangué a c. var. grown for its seeds (A Chev.) (SENEGAL, TUKULOR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • musk mallow., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • suma diala (Vuillet (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kãndé nay (JB) kãndialadii (JB) kãndiélan (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn. [family MALVACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn. [family MALVACEAE], — F.T.A. 1: 207; Hochr. in Ann. Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genèv. 4: 150; Chev. Bot. 63; Rev. Bot. Appliq. 20: 325.
Information
To 6 ft. high; leaves 3–5-lobed; flowers about 4 in. diam., yellow, with crimson centre; seeds musk-scented;an introduced plant, found near habitation.
Habitat
an introduced plant, found near habitation
Range
Widely distributed in the tropics
Distribution
Sen. Roger! R. Senegal (Sept.) Perrottet 51!Fr. G. Farana circle Chev. 20400.S. L. Luseniya, Samu (fr.Lib. Grand Basaa (July) T. Vogel 26! Sinoe Basin Whyte! Jabroke, Webo (July) Baldwin 6685!Iv. C. Baoulé-Nord circle Chev. 22307.G. C. Aburi Brown 784! Ancobra Junction (Jan.) Irvine 1072!Dah. Savalou Chev. 23690.S. Nig. Lagos (Aug.) Dodd 423! Onitsha Prov. Thomas 607!

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