Hibiscus nigricaulis
Baker f.
Malvaceae
Hibiscus cannabinus Ulbr. & Fr.
Hibiscus meeusei Exell
Hibiscus sabdariffa Mendonça & Torre
Common Name:
General Information
Hibiscus nigricaulis is an erect, annual plant, sometimes biennial, with a finely-prickly stem; it can grow up to 150cm tall[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
,
1671- Title
- Revision of Hibiscus section Furcaria (Malvaceae) in Africa and Asia
- Publication
- Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Bot.) 29( 1 ): 47-79
- Author
- Wilson F.D.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes cultivated as a vegetable in Zambia[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
,
1671- Title
- Revision of Hibiscus section Furcaria (Malvaceae) in Africa and Asia
- Publication
- Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Bot.) 29( 1 ): 47-79
- Author
- Wilson F.D.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
Africa - southern DR Congo, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, S. Africa
Habitat
Ruderal and wild, in old cultivated lands and waste places, disturbed native vegetation, moist places and marshland[
1671- Title
- Revision of Hibiscus section Furcaria (Malvaceae) in Africa and Asia
- Publication
- Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Bot.) 29( 1 ): 47-79
- Author
- Wilson F.D.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. Dry scrub; humid places; 'dembos'; roadsides, fallow, waste land; at elevations from 1,100 - 1,800 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Biennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
A tetraploid species, one parent may be Hibiscus asper[
].
Edible Uses
A vegetable[
]. (Part not specified, but likely to be the fruit and/or the leaves[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]). It is considered to be more palatable than the true okra (Abelmoschus esculentus[
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ or in containers. Germination is usually fairly rapid and no special pretreatment is needed, although germination will be faster if the seed is abraded or soaked prior to sowing[
397- Title
- Australian Native Plants Society
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://anpsa.org.au/index.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
]. Prick out container-grown seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions when they are 10cm or more tall.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
