| LC control no. | sh 85115429 |
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| LC classification | QK495.M27 Botany SB201.R6 Forage plant SB261.R6 Fiber plant SB379.R6 Fruit culture |
| Topical heading | Roselle |
| Variant(s) | Hibiscus sabdariffa Jamaican sorrel Java jute Jute, Java Mesta Rosella Rozelle Sorrel |
| See also | Hibiscus |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2013419187: El cultivo de jamaica en Nayarit, enero 2012: p. 3 (Hibiscus sabdariffa L. is an annual plant belonging to the family Malvaceae; it is known as "roselle" and "sorrel" in English-speaking countries ... [and] as "mesta" in India) Britannica online, Sept. 19, 2013 (roselle, also called rosella, Jamaican sorrel, or java jute (Hibiscus sabdariffa), plant of the hibiscus, or mallow, family (Malvaceae), and its fibre, one of the bast fibre group) ITIS, Sept. 19, 2013 (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.; common name: roselle (English)) Kartesz, J.T. Synonymized checklist of the vascular flora ... c1994: v. 1, pp. 377-378 (Hibiscus L.; [species] sabdariffa L.) Willis, J.C. Dict. of the flowering plants and ferns, 1973: (Hibiscus L.; several are cultivated, esp. [species including] H. sabdariffa L. (rozelle, fr. for jelly, etc.)) Merriam-Webster unabridged, via WWW, Sept. 19, 2013 (roselle; also rosella or rozelle; 1: an East Indian annual herb (Hibiscus sabdariffa) cultivated for its fleshy calyxes that are used for making tarts and jelly and an acid drink and for its bast fiber that is used as a substitute for hemp; 2: the fiber from the roselle) Plant foods for human nutrition, Jan. 1996, via WWW, Sept. 19, 2013: p. 27 (mesta (Hibiscus sabdariffa)) Singh, D.P. Mesta (Hibiscus cannabinus & Hibiscus sabdariffa), via WWW, Sept. 19, 2013 (mesta is common word used for both Hibiscus cannabinus and H. sabdariffa; H. sabdariffa (roselle)) |
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