Characteristics

Dicots
Sabdariffa aculeata (Walter) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett
COMFORTROOT
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Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)

Classification

MALVALES
Sabdariffa aculeata (Walter) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett - COMFORTROOT

Citation

SABDARIFFA ACULEATA (Walter) M. M. Hanes & R. L. Barrett, in R. L. Barrett et al., Austral. Syst. Bot. 38: 26. 2025.
Hibiscus aculeatus Walter 1788.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Florence Co.: 3 mi. S of Lake City, 10 Jul 1927, Wiegand & Manning 1959 (neotype: GH; isoneotype: BH). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 477. 2008.

Species Distribution Map

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos

Sabdariffa aculeata - 86
Sabdariffa aculeata - Fred Nation View Full Size
Sabdariffa aculeata - 86
Sabdariffa aculeata - Fred Nation View Full Size
Sabdariffa aculeata - 270
Sabdariffa aculeata - Shirley Denton View Full Size
Sabdariffa aculeata - 270
Sabdariffa aculeata - Shirley Denton View Full Size