Herbaria

Family

Malvaceae s.s.

subfamily

Malvoideae

Genus

Hibiscus L.

Species

Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

herbariaSubsps

herbariaVariety

Authority

L.

citation

Sp. Pl. ed. 1: 695 (1753)

herbariaSynonyms

Abelmoschus cruentus (Bertol.) Walp.

Furcaria sabdariffa Ulbr.

Hibiscus cruentus Bertol.

Hibiscus palmatilobus Baill.

Sabdariffa rubra Kostel.

DiagnosticCharacters

herbariaPhytogeographicalTerritory

CAI (Nv, Nn)

CAIRC (Ol)

CAIA (Nv)

herbariaSubLocality

CAIRC (Bahariya)

herbariaDetailedLocality

CAIA (Cairo Abbasia Gardens Cultivated-

herbariaDate

CAIA (\10\1953- \11\1949)

herbariaCollector

CAIA (M. Hassib-ا. ابنونه بك)

herbariaCollectorNo

herbariaNoOfSheets

herbariaHerbariumAbbr

CAI

CAIRC

herbariaBarCode

herbariaTotalNoOfSheets

CAIRC (1)

CAIA (3)

Habitat

Irrigated alluvial soil

FlFrperiod

August - October

LifeForm

LifeSpan

Annual or short-lived perennial

herbariaArabicName

Karkadeih كركدية

EnglishName

herbariaUses

Used in the preparation of a refreshing drink,

medicinal

Fodder

GlobalDistribution

Probably native to tropical Asia, cultivated in tropical and warm regions

Chorology

herbariaIUCNcategriesAvailable

herbariaBibliography

El Hadidi MN, Hosni HA, El Hadidy A & Araffa S (1999)

Araffa S.(2000)

Boulos L (2000).

Boulos L (2009).

Shamso EM. & Khattab AA. (2016)

herbariaFullCitation

El Hadidi MN, Hosni HA, El Hadidy A & Araffa S (1999) Malvaceae in the flora of Egypt, 1- Systematic revision of the indigenous taxa. Taekholmia 19(2):127-146.

Araffa S.(2000) Systematical studies of the species of the family Malvaceae in Egypt. Ph.D. Thesis ( Unpublished)

Boulos L (2000). Flora of Egypt, vol.2 (Geraniaceae-Boraginaceae). Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.

Boulos L (2009). Flora of Egypt checklist. Revised Annotated Edition. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.

Shamso EM. & Khattab AA. (2016) Phenetic relationship between Malvaceae s.s. and its related families. Taeckholmia, 36: 115-135.

Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' Flora of Egypt ed.2. Cairo University