Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik

Synonyms:Hibiscus manihot L. ，Hibiscus manihot var. typicus Hochr. ，Hibiscus papyriferus Salisb.

Medicinal parts:corolla

Native to:Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:Cameroon, Central African Repu, Cook Is., Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea, Korea, Liberia, Line Is., Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Oman, Peru, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Taiwan, Togo, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zaïre

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