Hibiscus sabdariffa

species of plant, Roselle
Taxon taxon Q319390
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Summary

Hibiscus sabdariffa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,389 views/month, #937 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Hibiscus[4]
  • Taxon name: Hibiscus sabdariffa[5]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[6], fiber[7]
  • Commons category: Hibiscus sabdariffa[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hibiscus sabdariffa[9]
  • Commons gallery: Hibiscus sabdariffa[10]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[11], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[12]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(2)[13]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=19078[14]
  • This taxon is source of: Gongura[15]
  • Short name: H. sabdariffa[16]
  • Taxon common name: roselle[17], 洛神葵[18], 玫瑰茄[19], 山茄子[20], 扶桑叶[21], vinagreira[22]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[23]
  • Taxon author citation: L.[24]
  • Hardiness of plant: 3[25]
  • Taxon range: Guangdong[26], Coelho Neto[27], Bom Jardim[28], Myanmar[29], Gabon[30]

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Identifiers

Hibiscus sabdariffa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 163773[31]. Hibiscus sabdariffa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 183260[32]. Hibiscus sabdariffa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 487306[33]. Hibiscus sabdariffa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152582[34]. Hibiscus sabdariffa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503001[35].

Why It Matters

Hibiscus sabdariffa has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . plants.ces.ncsu.edu. plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of higher plants in Guangdong, China. wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved . floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved . floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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