Malvaceae

Lindenleaf rosemallow

Sabdariffa furcellata (Desr.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sabdariffa

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Lindenleaf rosemallow (Sabdariffa furcellata) — FlowerPhoto: zm77, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Lindenleaf rosemallow
mul: H. furcellatus

Synonyms

Furcaria furcellata (Desr.) Ulbr.
Hibiscus corylifolius C.Presl
Hibiscus diodon DC.
Hibiscus dominicus Hochr.
Hibiscus furcellatus Lam.
Hibiscus furcellatus var. afurca Uittien
Hibiscus furcellatus var. azuensis Urb. & Helwig
Hibiscus furcellatus var. diodon (DC.) Uittien
Hibiscus furcellatus var. dominicus (Hochr.) Hassl.
Hibiscus furcellatus var. genuinus Gürke
Hibiscus furcellatus var. subpalmatus Hochr.
Hibiscus furcellatus var. youngianus (Gaudich. ex Hook. & Arn.) Hochr.
Hibiscus trilobatus Vell.
Hibiscus youngianus Gaudich.
Hibiscus youngianus Gaudich. ex Hook. & Arn.

Flowers

In flower: July, September to March (from 41 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: zm77, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: jonsense, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J. L. Gómez-Hechavarría, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Erin Lalime, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sheylarossi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.