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June 2025

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Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 695 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000723020.

Synonyms of Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Sabdariffa rubra Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 5: 1857 (1836) wfo-0000502219
Sabdariffa digitata (Cav.) Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 5: 1857 (1836) wfo-0000502220
Abelmoschus cruentus Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 310 (1842) wfo-0000510855
Furcaria sabdariffa Ulbr. Veg. Erde 9(III 2): 402 (1921) wfo-0000693570
Hibiscus acetosus Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 17. 1790 wfo-0000722245
Hibiscus cruentus Bertol. Fl. Guatimal. : 28 (1840) wfo-0000722463
Hibiscus digitatus Cav. Diss. 3: 151 (1787) wfo-0000722489
Hibiscus fraternus L. Pl. Surin. : 90 (1775) wfo-0000722565
Hibiscus gossypiifolius Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 10 (1768) wfo-0000722608
Hibiscus masuianus De Wild. & T.Durand Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique , Compt. Rend. 38: 20 (1899) wfo-0000722786
Hibiscus sanguineus Griff. Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 520 (1854) wfo-0000723027
Hibiscus subdariffa Rottler Acta Lit. Univ. Hafn. 1: 297, sphalm. 1778 wfo-0000723109
Hibiscus palmatilobus Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 509 (1885) wfo-0001077365
Hibiscus digitatus var. kerrianus DC. Prodr. 1: 453 (1824) wfo-0001371764