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<big>''[[Hibiscus sabdariffa]]'' L.</big>
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Hibiscus sabdariffa'' (PROTA)}}
:Protologue: Sp. pl. 2: 695 (1753).
:Chromosome number: 2''n'' = 72
== Vernacular names ==
*Roselle, Jamaican sorrel, Indian sorrel, bissap, karkadeh (En). *Roselle, oseille de Guinée, karkadé, bissap, thé rose d’Abyssinie, groseille pays (Fr). *Vinagreira, azeda de Guiné, azedinha, caruru azedo, quiabeiro azedo (Po). *Ufuta, ufuta dume (Sw).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
Hundreds of cultivars grown as vegetable or for their calyces exist. In some of these anthocyanins are present, resulting in reddish stems, leaves and calyces, and pinkish petals, whereas in others anthocyanins are absent, and these have green stems and leaves, pale green calyces and pale yellow petals.
== Growth and development ==
== Author(s) ==
* N.C. McClintock , Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620, United States * I.M. El Tahir
* I.M. El Tahir, Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Agricultural Research Corporation, P.O. Box 126, Wad Medani, Sudan
== Correct citation of this article ==
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