name: Roselle

flavor_db_name_variants: roselle

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Roselle

id: 447

name_scientific: Hibiscus sabdariffa

description: The roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a species of Hibiscus native to the west Africa, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion. It is an annual or perennial herb or woody-based subshrub, growing to 2?2.5 m (7?8 ft) tall. The leaves are deeply three- to five-lobed, 8?15 cm (3?6 in) long, arranged alternately on the stems. The flowers are 8?10 cm (3?4 in) in diameter, white to pale yellow with a dark red spot at the base of each petal, and have a stout fleshy calyx at the base, 1?2 cm (0.39?0.79 in) wide, enlarging to 3?3.5 cm (1.2?1.4 in), fleshy and bright red as the fruit matures. It takes about six months to mature.

itis_id: 503001

wikipedia_id: Roselle_(plant)

picture_file_name: 457.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 79043

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:43:52.000Z

legacy_id: 484

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Herbs

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:42.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:25.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 183260

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00447