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Internal ID UUID644020aa5dc0f984150198
Scientific name Hibiscus vitifolius
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 696 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Abelmoschus vitifolius (L.) Hassk. Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 134 1843
Fioria vitifolia (L.) Mattei Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo , n.s., 2: 72 (1917)
Hibiscus cuspidatus Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 168 (1853)
Hibiscus heterotrichus DC. Prodr. 1: 450 (1824)
Hibiscus jatrophifolius A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 58 (1847)
Hibiscus lepidospermus Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 159 (1858)
Hibiscus modaticus Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 56 (1847)
Hibiscus obscurus A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 57 (1847)
Hibiscus obtusifolius Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 829 (1800)
Hibiscus ricinoides Garcke Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 834 (1849)
Hibiscus strigosus Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 314. 1827
Hibiscus suaresensis Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 514 (1885)
Hibiscus vitifolius var. heterotrichus (DC.) Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 170 1900
Hibiscus natalitus Harv. Fl. Cap. 2: 587 (1862)
Hibiscus vitifolius var. ricinifolius Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 170 1900

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Language Common/alternative name
English tropical rose mallow
English fan leaf
English grape leaved mallow
Bengali বন কাপাস
Hindi dhakto kalo bhend
Malayalam കാട്ടുവെള്ളൂരം
Tamil சிறு துத்தி
Tamil மணித்துத்தி

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Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. lukei Mwachala & Cheek Kew Bull. 58: 499 (2003)
Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vulgaris Brenan & Exell Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 32: 73 1958

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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Socotra
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Ivory Coast
      • Mali
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Laccadive Islands
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Christmas Island
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Sulawesi
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • Northern Territory
      • Queensland
      • Western Australia
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Windward Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000723197
USDA Plants HIVI
Tropicos 19601001
INPN 445758
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:560973-1
The Plant List kew-2850698
Open Tree Of Life 5762253
NCBI Taxonomy 1663613
IPNI 560973-1
iNaturalist 204772
GBIF 3152562
EPPO HIBVI
USDA GRIN 19104
Wikipedia Hibiscus_vitifolius

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A comprehensive tool in recycling plant-waste of Gossypium barbadense L agricultural and industrial waste extracts containing gossypin and gossypol: hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects Mohammed MA, Amer NM, Abdallah HM, Saleh MS Plant Methods 17-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11022478
doi:10.1186/s13007-024-01181-8
PMID:38632634
Phytochemicals Involved in Mitigating Silent Toxicity Induced by Heavy Metals Ceramella J, De Maio AC, Basile G, Facente A, Scali E, Andreu I, Sinicropi MS, Iacopetta D, Catalano A Foods 22-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11012104
doi:10.3390/foods13070978
PMID:38611284
Characterization of new cellulose fiber extracted from second generation Bitter Albizia tree Sathishkumar TP, Shah MA, Panchal H, Sharma K, Gopinath R, Sanjay MR, Siengchin S, Rajesh Kumar L, Rampradheep GS Sci Rep 19-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10799074
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-51719-y
PMID:38242914
Plant-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles: unlocking their pharmacological potential–a comprehensive review Dhir R, Chauhan S, Subham P, Kumar S, Sharma P, Shidiki A, Kumar G Front Bioeng Biotechnol 09-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10803431
doi:10.3389/fbioe.2023.1324805
PMID:38264582
Heavy Metal Exposure: Molecular Pathways, Clinical Implications, and Protective Strategies Koyama H, Kamogashira T, Yamasoba T Antioxidants (Basel) 05-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10812460
doi:10.3390/antiox13010076
PMID:38247500
Plant Species as Potential Forage for Honey Bees in the Al-Baha Mountain Region in Southwestern Saudi Arabia Al-Ghamdi AA, Al-Sagheer NA Plants (Basel) 22-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10058344
doi:10.3390/plants12061402
PMID:36987090
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Bio-Based Composites for Light Automotive Parts: Statistical Analysis of Mechanical Properties; Effect of Matrix and Alkali Treatment in Sisal Fibers Fernandes RA, da Silveira PH, Bastos BC, Pereira PS, de Melo VA, Monteiro SN, Tapanes ND, Bastos DC Polymers (Basel) 29-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9460829
doi:10.3390/polym14173566
PMID:36080641
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways Turpin G, Ritmejerytė E, Jamie J, Crayn D, Wangchuk P J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 10-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9364609
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00552-6
PMID:35948982
Anti-tumor pharmacology of natural products targeting mitosis Huang M, Liu C, Shao Y, Zhou S, Hu G, Yin S, Pu W, Yu H Cancer Biol Med 15-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9257311
doi:10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2022.0006
PMID:35699421
Floristic composition of Jandaf Mountain as biodiversity hotspot area in southwestern Saudi Arabia Al-Namazi AA, Algarni SM, Wan JS, Al Mosallam MS, Alotaibi F Saudi J Biol Sci 05-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC9280213
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.03.003
PMID:35844416
Modulation of Liver P-Glycoprotien Expression May Contribute to Gossypin Protection against Methotrexate-Induced Hepatotoxicity Mohamed M, El Sheikh AK, Mohammed HH Indian J Pharmacol 28-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8216128
doi:10.4103/ijp.IJP_824_19
PMID:33975996
Natural plant species inventory of hotspot areas in Arabian Peninsula: Southwest Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia Al-Namazi AA, Al-Khulaidi AW, Algarni S, Al-Sagheer NA Saudi J Biol Sci 04-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8176062
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.076
PMID:34121869
LCVP, The Leipzig catalogue of vascular plants, a new taxonomic reference list for all known vascular plants Freiberg M, Winter M, Gentile A, Zizka A, Muellner-Riehl AN, Weigelt A, Wirth C Sci Data 26-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7693275
doi:10.1038/s41597-020-00702-z
PMID:33243996
In vitro and in vivo Antidiabetic Properties of Phenolic Antioxidants From Sedum adenotrichum Naz D, Muhamad A, Zeb A, Shah I Front Nutr 27-Nov-2019
PMCID:PMC6890550
doi:10.3389/fnut.2019.00177
PMID:31828075

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