Malvaceae
Abika
Abelmoschus manihot
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abelmoschus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- أبلموسشوس مانيهوت, مسك غروب الشمس
- Chinese
- 假阳桃, 棉花葵, 秋葵, 黄葵, 黄蜀葵, 黄蜀葵叶, 黄蜀葵子, 黄蜀葵根
- English
- Abika, Sunset hibiscus, Sunset muskmallow
- Vietnamese
- Thục quỳ vàng
Synonyms
- Abelmoschus maculatus Bartl.
- Hibiscus manihot L.
- Hibiscus manihot var. typicus Hochr.
- Hibiscus papyriferus Salisb.
Characteristics
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Frederic Pradal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mark22, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Wenhao Zhang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: herb fern, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Arvind Kulkarni, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: IMMORTAL_2209, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.