Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (2024)

Herbs annual, erect, to 2 m tall; stems purplish, robust, glabrous. Stipules filiform, ca. 1 cm, sparsely villous; petiole 2-8 cm, sparsely villous; leaf blade dimorphic; blades on proximal part of stem ovate, those on distal part of stem palmately 3-lobed, lobes lanceolate, 2-8 × 0.5-1.5 cm, base rounded or broadly cuneate, margin serrate, apex obtuse or acuminate, glabrous; basal veins 3-5, glanduliferous along midrib on abaxial surface. Flowers solitary, axillary, subsessile. Epicalyx lobes 8-12, red, lanceolate, connate at base, 5-15 × 2-3 mm, sparsely long hirsute, with spiny appendix near apex. Calyx purplish, cup-shaped, connate for ca. 1/3 length, ca. 1 cm in diam., fleshy, sparsely spiny and coarsely hairy, lobes 5, triangular, 1-2 cm, acuminate. Corolla yellow with dark red center, 6-7 cm in diam. Capsule ovoid-globose, ca. 1.5 cm in diam., densely coarsely hairy. Seeds reniform, glabrous. Fl. summer-autumn.

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Hibiscus sabdariffa L., Sp. Pl. 695. 1753; H. cruentus Bertol.

Sufrútices, 1–3 m de alto; tallos glabrescentes. Hojas ovadas hasta profundamente palmatilobadas, agudas a acuminadas en el ápice, truncadas o cuneadas en la base, serradas, glabrescentes, con un nectario en la base de la costa. Pedicelos más cortos que el pecíolo subyacente, articulados en la base; bractéolas del calículo ca 8, lanceoladas, más cortas que el cáliz, connadas en la base, híspidas a glabrescentes; cáliz 1.5–3 cm de largo, algo híspido hasta glabrescente, con un nectario en la costa de cada lobo, acrescente y carnoso cuando en fruto, rojo intenso; pétalos amarillos con una mancha morada en la base. Cápsulas 2 cm de largo, antrorsamente híspidas; semillas 4 mm de largo, escabriúsculas.

Cultivada y a veces naturalizada, Granada y Zelaya; 0–200 m; fl durante todo el año, fr ene; Moreno 6224, Stevens 10520; introducida de Africa, se cultiva para varios usos, los cálices carnosos se emplean especialmente para preparar bebidas, como condimento y para hacer dulces. "Jamaica".

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Herb, annual, 0.5-2 m high, the stem glabrous or sparsely puberulus. Leaves long-petiolate, the petiole up to 6.5 cm long, glabrous or sparsely puberulus, the stipules narrowly triangular, acute; blade polymorphic, simple and ovate-acute to usually 3- to 5- to 7-palmatifid, the lobes verry narrowly elliptic and acute, with acute sinuses, serrulate or crenulate at the margin, up to 12-15 cm long, glabrous, the midrib prominent and bearing a subbasal gland beneath. Flowers axillary, solitary or in racemiform, terminal inflorescences by reduction of the upper leaves, the pedicel short and stout, 5-7 mm long; epicalyx of ca 10 bractlets, these linear-ovate, united basally and adnate to the base of the calyx, ca 8-12 mm long, sparsely hirsute especially toward the base, accrescent; calyx cupuliform, lobed to about or to below the middle, 1.5-2.2. cm long, deep red, much accrescent, up to 3.5 cm long in fruit and becoming with the epicalyx fleshy and dark red or purple, the lobes ovate, acute, strongly 3-nerved, usually with an elongate gland on the midvein of each lobe, sparsely hirsute especially toward the base; petals cuneate- obovate, rounded at the apex, 3-5 cm long, cream-colored or yellow, often tinged with red; staminal tube much shorter than the corolla. Capsule much shorter than the accrescent calyx, subglobose, apiculate, 1.8-2 cm long, appressed-hirsute; seeds reniform-angulate, 3-5 mm long, very minutely puberulus.

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An annual or perennial, simple or branched herb. Stem with sparse, simple, bulbous, spiny hairs. Blade ovate and not lobed in the lowermost part, in the upper part 3-7 partite; lobes elliptic-lanceolate, coarsely serrate, nearly glabrous on both sides; stipules 6-8 mm long, filiform; petiole 4-15 cm long, almost somewhat spiny near the top. Flowers axillary, solitary, subsessile; epicalyx segments 7-8, linear, 6-10 mm long, sparsely prickly. Calyx fused at the base, 1-2.5 cm long, wooly, also setose or prickly, lobes long acuminate-aristate, with a swollen, linear gland on the central nerve at the base. Corolla yellow with a crimson centre, 3-5 cm across; petals obovate, 4-6 cm long, 2-4 cm broad. Staminal column inserted. Capsule 1.5-2 cm long, c. 1 cm across, conical, beaked, appressed-setose. Seeds many, 2-3 mm long, brown.

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Widely cultivated and variable in form and size. Flowers an inch or more long, yellow with a purple centre Epicalyx and calyx sometimes with scattered hairs and tubercles, becoming succulent Erect, slightly branched with smooth or slightly hispid stem, often coloured

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Calyx up to 3(5) cm. long, red, fleshy, edible; lobes ovate to ovate-lanceolate, joined to nearly half-way, usually with a conspicuous gland on the median vein on the outside of each lobe. Epicalyx of 9–10 bracts, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; bracts up to 18 mm. long, elliptic, joined at the base. Capsule up to 20 × 18 mm., ovate-acuminate, glabrous or somewhat pilose. Flowers 3–5 cm. in diam., pale yellow with purplish-brown centres, solitary, axillary or in racemose inflorescences by reduction of the upper leaves; peduncle up to 2·5 cm. long, glabrous, pubescent or pilose, articulated below the middle. Seeds up to 5 × 4 mm., subreniform, minutely stellate-pubescent, glabrescent. Leaf-lamina up to 15 × 15 cm., suborbicular to elliptic in outline, usually rather deeply digitately 3–5-lobed, usually glabrous or nearly so, lobes narrowly to very narrowly elliptic; petiole up to 10 cm. long, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; stipules up to 10 mm. long, very narrowly triangular. Annual herb up to 1·5 m. tall; stems glabrous or almost so.

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Annual herb, up to 1.5 m high, not aculeate. Calyx fleshy, edible. Bracts of epicalyx not clearly forked. Flowers pale yellow with purplish brown centres.

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Herbe'annuelle à racine pivotante, de 0,5-1 m de haut; tige ramifiée, inerme, glabre ou légèrement hispide, de 0,5-1 cm de diam. à la base.'Feuilles'à stipules filiformes; pétiole de 2,5-4 cm de long; limbe de 5-10 cm de long et 3-7 cm de large, très polymorphe, tantôt entier, ovale-aigu, tantôt 3-lobé à lobes aigus, tantôt profondément 3-5-palmatiparti, à segments linéaires de 0,5-1,5 cm de large, grossièrement ondulés-dentés, glabres et le médian sans glande basale.'Fleurs'axillaires solitaires, celles de l'extrémité des rameaux formant un racème court ou allongé en un faux épi pouvant atteindre 50 cm de long, à feuilles bractéales très réduites; pédicelle robuste, de 5-7 mm de long; calicule à 8-10 bractéoles soudées à la base du calice, linéaires-lancéolées, de 1 cm de long, glabres ou à soies très peu denses; calice de 12 cm de long dans la fleur, à segments triangulaires-aigus, glabrescents et sans glande à la face externe, présentant vers le sommet, à la face interne une pubescence blanche qui dépasse souvent le bord, très accrescent, atteignant 3,5 cm de long à maturité du fruit, avec des segments très élargis à la base et longuement acuminés, lisses, presque glabres, pourpres et ± charnus, à nervure médiane assez en relief; corolle de 3-5 cm de long, jaune avec centre brun.'Capsules'subsphériques, de ± 15 mm de diam., tronquées la base, jaune clair, à soies couchées peu denses; valves à acumen rigide.'Graines de 2-3 mm de diam., à poils disséminés très courts.

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Herb

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habitations, cultures, jachères, autour des cases, savanes; préfère une période sèche pour la production de calices de bonne qualité; à 0-1400 m d'altitude.

Escaped from cultivation.

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Savanes, jachères, cultures, autour des cases.

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Native to tropical Africa.

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Les feuilles sont comestibles (fausse oseille) ainsi que les pièces charnues et pourpres entourant le fruit mûr.

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