Malvaceae FAMILY

Hibiscus sororius

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hibiscus sororius is a perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and can persist; it can grow from 100 - 250cm tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a fibre plant. It has at times been cultivated for its fibre[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Boliva and Brazil, northwards through Mesoamerica to southern Mexico; Caribbean - Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique

HabitatUsually found in marshes or in wet soil along streams; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].