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The roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is used as a vegetable. The species Hibiscus suratensis Linn synonymous with Hibiscus aculeatus G. Don is noted in Visayas in the Philippines as being a souring ingredient for almost all local vegetables and menus. Known as labog in the Visayan area (or labuag/sapinit in Tagalog), the species is an ingredient ...
Hibiscus taiwanensis, or the Taiwan cotton rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a tree or shrub endemic to the Alishan Range of Taiwan. [1] [2] The form of flower is different from Hibiscus mutabilis in China, which is double. It can attract butterflies. [3]
Hibiscus syriacus, the usual plant known by this name in North America. It is a deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia, and the national flower of South Korea (also known as "Mugunghwa" [13] and "Althaea"). [14] [15] Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (var. 'Vulcan'), the national flower of Malaysia.
Hibiscus suborbiculatus Wall. Hibiscus micranthus , the tiny flower hibiscus , is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae . [ 2 ] A shrub, it is native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Indian Subcontinent, and Myanmar. [ 1 ]
Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis is considered to have a number of medical uses in Chinese herbology. [23] Traditional uses in China have been to make a black shoe-polish from its flower petals, or to make a woman's black hair dye. [24] The flowers are also used in parts of China to color various intoxicating liquors. [24]
Hibiscus coccineus, the scarlet rosemallow, [3] is a hardy Hibiscus species, also known as Texas star, brilliant hibiscus and scarlet hibiscus. The plant is found in swamps, marshes and ditches on the coastal plain of the Southeastern United States . [ 2 ]
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, conspicuous calyx at the base, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) wide, enlarging to 3–3.5 cm (1.2–1.4 in) and becoming fleshy and a deep crimson red as the fruit matures, which takes about six months.