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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Scientific Name
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Family Name
Malvaceae
Common Names
China rose, shoe flower.
Local Names
Jaba. (Bangladesh), Kembang sepatu (Indonesia), Gumamela (tagalog)(Philippines)
Description
Erech, much branched, glabrous shrub up to 3m high. Leaves alternate, ovate,acuminate, coarsely toothed, 7 to 12cm long, petiolate, the blades with conspicuousserrated margins. Flowers very large about 10cm long, 12cm in diameter, solitary,auxiliary, variable in form, attractive with large petals (corolla) ranging from red toorange to yelow. Fruit a capsule with many small black seeds. Flower and fruitavailable throughout the year. Cultivated as a garden ornamental shrub from sea-levelto 500 m. (Indonesia)
An erect, much branched, glabrous shrub, 1-4m tall; leaves ovate, 7-12cm long,margins coarsely toothed, upper surface glossy; epicalyx with 7-9 linear lobes, calyx2cm long, bell-shaped, with ovate lobes; flowers about 10cm in diameter, petalsnormally red, sometimes orange or white, staminal tube slender and longer than thecorolla, red, anthers yellow, stigma red. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis has an enormouspolymorphism, and several varieties have been recognized. Hibiscus schizopetalus(Mast.) Hook.f., with finely dissected petals, is possibly just a cultivar of Hibiscusrosa-sinensis. (Malaysia)
Uses
Refrigerant, emollient, demulcent, aphrodisiac, emmenagogue, dysentery, bleeding,piles, menorrhagia (Bangladesh)
Abortifacient, menstrual, cramps, child birth, headache, post partum, boils, sores,inflammation (Indonesia)
Ulcers, antiseptic, emmenagogue, galactagogue, purgative, abortifacient, diarrhoea,boils (Malaysia)
Bronchitis, pulmonary disorders (Philippines)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Indonesia - Cimanggu
Remarks
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (GRIN)

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