Malvaceae
African rosemallow
Sabdariffa acetosella
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sabdariffa
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 紫叶槿, 红叶木槿
- English
- African rosemallow
- Swedish
- Blodhibiskus
- Thai
- ชบาเมเปิล
Synonyms
- Hibiscus acetosella Welw. ex Hiern
- Hibiscus eetveldeanus De Wild. & T.Durand
Photos
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Texasconverse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Sabdariffa
- RoselleSabdariffa gossypiifoliaMalvaceae
- KenafSabdariffa cannabinaMalvaceae
- Monarch rosemallowSabdariffa radiataMalvaceae
- Sabdariffa diversifoliaMalvaceae
- Native yellow hibiscusSabdariffa brackenridgeiMalvaceae
- Sabdariffa surattensisMalvaceae
- Sabdariffa heterophyllaMalvaceae
- Fork-bracted rosemallowSabdariffa bifurcataMalvaceae
- Lindenleaf rosemallowSabdariffa furcellataMalvaceae
- Sabdariffa rostellataMalvaceae
- Sabdariffa uncinellaMalvaceae
- Sabdariffa meraukensisMalvaceae
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). About our plant data.