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General Information

Name

Roselle

Scientific Name

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Description

The roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a species of Hibiscus native to the west Africa, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion. It is an annual or perennial herb or woody-based subshrub, growing to 2?2.5 m (7?8 ft) tall. The leaves are deeply three- to five-lobed, 8?15 cm (3?6 in) long, arranged alternately on the stems. The flowers are 8?10 cm (3?4 in) in diameter, white to pale yellow with a dark red spot at the base of each petal, and have a stout fleshy calyx at the base, 1?2 cm (0.39?0.79 in) wide, enlarging to 3?3.5 cm (1.2?1.4 in), fleshy and bright red as the fruit matures. It takes about six months to mature.

Primary ID

FOOD00447

Picture

Classification

Group

Herbs and Spices

Sub-Group

Herbs

Taxonomy

Superkingdom

Eukaryota

Kingdom

Viridiplantae

Phylum

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Hibiscus

Species

sabdariffa

Variety

Not Available

External Links

ITIS ID

Wikipedia ID

Roselle_(plant)

Composition

Compounds

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Macronutrients

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References

Content Reference

— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).
— U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.