Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

presented to DPU Herbarium
by T. G. Yuncker
Cow.. T. G. Yukck*
M. llar le Beai
ft VMo
DEPAUW UNIV.
HERBARIUM.
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Linnaeus, Spec. Plant., 695, 1753.
Freely branching, shrubby, up to 1 or more m. tall. I/eaves smooth, mostly 3- or
5-lobed, lobes narrow, toothed, acute. Young stems, petioles and leaf veins red. Flowers
yellow with darker center, on axillary pedicels about 1 cm. long. Calyx becoming red and
fleshy in fruit which is pointed, ribbed, many-seeded.
Introduced ornamental (10032, 10149). The fleshy calyxes are eaten or
sometimes made into a beverage. English names, wine plant, roselle.
DEPAUW UNIV.HERBARIUM
TRUMAN 6. YUNCKER HERBARIUWHERBAR,lJM.T. G. YUNCKER 27990
OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPU)
PURCHASED BY NY IN 1987
Flora of Niue
Herbarium of Berntce P. Bishop Mnaeurn
BOTANICAL
garde**
10032
Hltriecus sabdariffa L.
Ornamental
20 m. alt*
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