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Sabdariffa acetosella

(Welw. ex Hiern) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett (2025)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Sabdariffa

cranberry hibiscus, false roselle

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Austral. Syst. Bot. 38-SB24013: 24 (2025)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:387 (KEY), 388 (DESCR [as Hibiscus acetosella]); Oppenheimer & Pezzillo 2024:66 (WM?, [as H. acetosella, adventive, Olowalu, Kahana]); Barrett et al. 2025:24 (COMBNOV, Syn. H. acetosella = S. acetosella, KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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