CHR 361791 A – Hibiscus sabdariffa
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 361791 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
03 December 2007
Database record updated:
19 June 2018
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
Determiner:
G.P. Buelow
Identification date:
1979-11-16 (Verbatim: 16/11/1979)
Preferred name:
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Malvaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Tongatapu, Longolongo, across from Government Printer and next to Taulua Press
Verbatim locality:
Tongatapu, Longolongo, across from Government Printer and next to Taulua Press
Verbatim collector:
G.P. Buelow 2299
Standardised collector:
G. P. Buelow
Verbatim date:
4/7/1979
Start date:
1979-07-04
Country:
Tonga
Altitudes:
from 2m to 5m
Habitat:
Cultivated in yard, ground dug up.
Notes:
Subwoody plant c.1m tall; badly eaten by insects; corolla yellow with dark red spots at base, calyx deep red, fleshy used to make drinks and jelly with sour taste, leaves edible cooked but sour. (Occasionally cultivated but not frequently.) Stem red, petioles red at both places of attachment.Tongan name: "lasapele".
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
[Unknown]
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
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