Biology:Hibiscus rostellatus

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Short description: Species of plant

Hibiscus rostellatus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species:
H. rostellatus
Binomial name
Hibiscus rostellatus
Guill. & Perr.
Synonyms[1]

Hibiscus rostellatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to seasonally dry tropical Africa.[1] Its fruit is edible, and is cooked and eaten by local peoples.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Hibiscus rostellatus Guill. & Perr." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/560760-1. 
  2. Hahn, Karen; Schmidt, Marco; Thiombiano, Adjima (2018). "Use of wild plants for food: A national scale analysis for Burkina Faso (West Africa)". Flora et Vegetatio Sudano-Sambesica 21: 25–33. doi:10.21248/fvss.21.57. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15373925 entry