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Thespesia grandiflora, most commonly known as Maga, and also referred to as Maga Colorada ("Red Maga") and Puerto Rican hibiscus, [2] is a tree in the family Malvaceae of the rosids clade [2] endemic to Puerto Rico, where its flower is officially recognized as the national flower of the archipelago.
The plant is characterized by its large, showy, trumpet-shaped flowers, which range from deep pink to red or white, depending on the specific cultivar or environmental factors. The foliar morphology of H. acapulcensis consists of broad, ovate leaves arranged in a spiral pattern along a stalk, [ 3 ] which contribute to its aesthetic appeal and ...
The roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is used as a vegetable. The species Hibiscus suratensis Linn synonymous with Hibiscus aculeatus G. Don is noted in Visayas in the Philippines as being a souring ingredient for almost all local vegetables and menus. Known as labog in the Visayan area (or labuag/sapinit in Tagalog), the species is an ingredient ...
Hibiscus micranthus, the tiny flower hibiscus, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. [2] A shrub, it is native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Indian Subcontinent, and Myanmar. [ 1 ]
The plants or useful parts of plants are illustrated. Cheng Yaotian (1736-1796) observed plants in nature and cultivated them. The drawings accompanying his text resemble herbarium specimens, emphasizing flower and fruit details. Wu Qijun (1789-1847)'s Illustrated Catalogues of Plants (1848) also relied on direct observation of plants in nature ...
Hibiscus insularis, the Phillip Island hibiscus, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, that is endemic to Phillip Island, a small island to the south of Norfolk Island, Australia. The entire natural extent of this species is just two small clumps, and each clump apparently consists of multiple separate stems of a ...
Hibiscus schizopetalus is a shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall.. The red or pink flowers are very distinctive in their frilly, finely divided petals. [2] [3] Flowers with finely dissected petal have a range of colours, the most common being the red form (Keena et al., 2002; Ng, 2006).
Hibiscus lunariifolius, the lunaria-leaf hibiscus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka, and introduced to quite a number of seasonally dry tropical areas in Africa. [1] [2] It is cultivated in Nigeria for its fiber, a good quality analog of jute. [3]