Plant Details

Accepted name:: Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Abelmoschus manihot subsp. manihot

Abelmoschus manihot var. pungens (Roxb.) Hochr.

Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss.Waalk.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abelmoschi corolla	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
abelmosichi corolla	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
aibika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ban kapas	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ban lasun	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
hibisci radix	Pharmaceutical	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
hibiscus root	Other	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
huangshukuihua	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
jangali bhendi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jangli bhendi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jangli bhindi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
somjaja	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sunset abelmoschus flower	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
sunset hibiscus	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sunset muskmallow	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Hibiscus manihot L. Sp. Pl.: 696 (1753).
Hibiscus manihot var. typicus Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 154 (1900), not validly publ.
Hibiscus papyriferus Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 384 (1796), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Abelmoschus manihot	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medic.	A Check-list of the Korean Cultivated Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medic. subsp. manihot	Fijian Medicinal Plants (Cambie & Ash, 1994)
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Abelmoschus manihot (Linn.) Moench	SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (2015)
Abelmoschus manihot (Linnaeus) Medikus	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Abelmoschus manihot Medik.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Hibiscus manihot L.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Hibiscus manihot Linné	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
Hibiscus manihot manihot Linn.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (2015)

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