Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Medicinal parts: calyces and epicalyces

Native to:Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Zaïre

Introduced into:Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Laos, Leeward Is., Malawi, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe

Homotypic Synonyms：Sabdariffa rubra Kostel.

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