Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

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EX NATIONAAL HERBARIUM NEDERLAND
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY BRANCH (WAG)
Collected by: E. Westphal
no. 9513 d.d.: 28 February 1977
With: J.M.C. Westphal-Stevels_
Malvaceae
Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
Det: J.M.C. Westphal-Stevels 1989
UNKNOWN,
Herb, up to 2m high. Stems dark violet. Leaves dark green
above, grey-green beneath.
Epicalyx dark violet, calyx green yellowish with red-violet ribs.
Corolla yellow red inside near base. Column of filaments red.
pistil pale green. Fruits green.
Uses: Leaves used as vegetable.
Cultivated in the collection garden of the Department of
Agriculture, ENSA, Nkolbisson, Cameroon.
Seed origin: Westphal 9184, seed collection of the Department
of tropical crops, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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