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Roselle is called meśta (or meshta, the ś indicating an sh sound) in the region. Most of its fibres are locally consumed. However, the fibre (as well as cuttings or butts) from the roselle plant has great demand in natural fibre using industries. Roselle is a relatively new crop to create an industry in Malaysia.
Rosales (/ r oʊ ˈ z eɪ l iː z /, roh-ZAY-leez) [5] are an order of flowering plants. [6] Well-known members of Rosales include: roses, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries, apples and pears, plums, peaches and apricots, almonds, rowan and hawthorn, jujube, elms, banyans, figs, mulberries, breadfruit, nettles, hops, and cannabis.
Roselle juice, known as bissap, wonjo, foléré, dabileni, tsobo, zobo, siiloo, or soborodo in parts of Africa, [1] karkade in Egypt, sorrel in the Caribbean, and agua de Jamaica in Mexico, is a drink made out of the flowers of the roselle plant, a species of Hibiscus.
The group contained the angiosperms - the extant flowering plants, such as roses and grasses - as well as the Gnetales and the extinct Bennettitales. [5] 23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent.
Roselle - One of two American guide dogs who were with their owners in the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks in New York City.; Roselle (plant), a species of hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
Gongura (Hibiscus sabdariffa var. rubra), or Puntikura, or Gogaaku is a variety of the roselle plant grown for its edible leaves in India and in other countries like Fiji. [2] These leaves are used in south-central Indian cuisine to impart a tart flavour. [3] Gongura comes in two varieties, green stemmed leaf and red stemmed.
Roselle is the English name for this plant, the current name Bissap is the African name. InBritannica calls the plant Roselle. Vizcarra 00:34, 16 November 2005 (UTC) Apparently, in the Caribbean the plant is called sorrel, in Mexico it is called jamaica, and the systematic name is Hibiscus sabdariffa. Pilatus 01:46, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
The plant does well in slightly acidic conditions with a soil pH between 6.1 and 6.5. [7] Cranberry hibiscus tends to flower late in season when days are shorter. Flowers open for a few hours during the late fall to early winter at midday. [4] Although the plant itself remains in bloom for a few weeks, once open, a flower remains so for just ...