Rozelle
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Also known as Red Sorrel, Jamaican sorrell, Red sorrel, Red tea
About Rozelle
Roselle (Sabdariffa gossypiifolia) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sabdariffa that is native to Africa, most likely West Africa. In the 16th and early 17th centuries it was spread to Asia and the West Indies, where it has since become naturalized in many places. The stems are used for the production of bast fibre and the dried cranberry-tasting calyces are commonly steeped to make a popular infusion known by many names, including zobo and carcade.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus sabdariffa
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated in all tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Lal Ambari, Patwa
- Nepali
- बेलचन्दन
- Bengali
- chukar, চুকাই, চুকুর
- Tamil
- simaikkasuru, sivappukkasuru, shimai-kashuruk-kirai
- Telugu
- erragomgura, erragonkaya, ettagomgura
- Kannada
- ಕೆಂಪುಪುಂಡ್ರಿಕೆ Kempupundrike, ಪುಳಿಚಕೀರೆ Pulichakire, ಪುಂಡಿಬೀಜ Pundibija
- Malayalam
- polechi, puli-cheera, പുളിവെണ്ട
- Marathi
- अंबाडी Ambadi, Tambdi-ambadi, अंबाडी
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Rozelle belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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