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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn. [family MALVACEAE]
Date Updated: 30 April 2005
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 &
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Date Updated: 30 April 2005
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; shoeflower. 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 withlarge solitary bell-shaped flowers to as much as 15 cm diameterwith prominent pistil and stamens; native of China but dispersedpan-tropically by man.The flowers of the typical plant are scarletand 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 &
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
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