Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn. [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
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn. [family MALVACEAE]
Common names
English hibiscus; garden hibiscus; shoe flower. French rose de Chine. SIERRA LEONE: LOKO korui (NWT) LOKO (Magbile) giamai (NWT) TEMNE a-leŋ (NWT)
Uses
(leaf, flower) Food: general (flower) Food: sauces, condiments, spices, flavourings (flower) Medicines: sedatives, etc. (leaf, flower) Medicines: "intestines" (flower) Medicines: laxatives, etc. (leaf, flower) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection (flower) Medicines: genital stimulants/depressants (flower) Medicines: menstrual cycle (flower) Medicines: abortifacients, ecbolics (leaf, flower) Medicines: dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout (flower) Medicines: paralysis, epilepsy, convulsions, spasm Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended Agri-horticulture: hedges, markers (foliage (goats)) Agri-horticulture: fodder (bark) Products: fibre (flower) Products: dyes, stains, inks, tattoos and mordants (leaf) Products: tobacco, snuff (flower) Products: household, domestic and personal items (stem) Products: chew-sticks, etc.
Products
portuguese: Flor-de-sapatoenglish: Garden hibiscusenglish: Hibiscus, gardenenglish: Shoe flowerenglish: Hibiscusfrench: Rose de Chine
Description
An evergreen bush to 2∙5 m high with large solitary bell-shaped flowers to as much as 15 cm diameter with prominent pistil and stamens; native of China but dispersed pan-tropically by man.The flowers of the typical plant are scarlet and decorative. Much b
References
References:1. Bouquet & Debray, 1974: 109. 2. Burkill, I H, 1935: 1168–70. 3. Irvine, 1961: 196. 4. Kerharo & Adam, 1974: 526, 528, with phytochemistry and pharmacology. 5. Quisumbing, 1951: 577–9. 6. Sastri, 1959: 91–92, with flower analysis. 7. Walker &
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn. [family MALVACEAE]
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