![]() Īmong the Tiv Tribe of Central Nigeria, the plant is called "Ashwe" while the capsule is referred to as "Agbende Ashwe". This is indigenous to eastern parts of New South Wales and Queensland and is one of 35 species of Hibiscus native to Australia.Īmong the Yoruba in southwest Nigeria, Roselle is known as ìsápá, and yakuwa by the Hausa people of northern Nigeria who also call the seeds gurguzu and the capsule cover zoborodo or zobo. Australia does also have a native Rosella Hibiscus heterophyllus. It's naturalised in Australia and its introduction is thought to be from interactions from Makassarese traders. In Australia, Roselle is known as the rosella or rosella fruit. It is also known by different names in different languages of this region, like "Ipil jongor ", which means "star fruit" in the Mundari language. In the Chota Nagpur region, it is known as "Kudrum" or "Dhepa saag" in the Nagpuri/Sadri dialect. It is called Ya Pung by the Marma people. Anthur Sen(roselle red) or Lakher Anthur in Mizo, Hmiakhu Saipa(roselle red) or Matu Hmiakhu in Mara in Mizoram, India and Chin State, Myanmar. da among Garos, Hanserong among Karbi (an indigenous group of Asaam), among Lotha of Nagaland Hantserup, mathippuli (മത്തിപ്പുളി) and pulivenda (പുളിവെണ്ട) in Malayalam, ambadi (अंबाडी) in Maharashtra, okhreo among Maos, sillo sougri among Meitei, बेलचण्डा ( belchanda) among Nepalese, and khata palanga ( ଖଟାପାଳଙ୍ଗ) Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack districts and takabhendi ( ଟକଭେଣ୍ଡି) in Odia in the Balasore district of Odisha, pulicha keerai (புளிச்சகீரை) in Tamil and gongura (గోంగూర) in Telugu.Also known as Tengamora (টেঙামৰা) by various indigenous ethnic groups of Assam, dachang or datchang by Atongs, mwita among the Bodo(another native ethnicity of Assam), amile among Chakmas mostly in Chittagong, Gal ( April 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Names Roselle capsule Roselle plant at Wave Hill Asia 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, conspicuous calyx at the base, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) wide, enlarging to 3–3.5 cm (1.2–1.4 in) and becoming fleshy and a deep crimson red as the fruit matures, which takes about six months. The leaves are deeply three- to five-lobed, 8–15 cm (3–6 in) long, arranged alternately on the stems. ![]() Roselle is an annual or perennial herb or woody-based subshrub, growing to 2–2.5 m (7–8 ft) tall. 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 as carcade. In the 16th and early 17th centuries it was spread to the West Indies and Asia, respectively, where it has since become naturalized in many places. Roselle ( Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hibiscus that is native to Africa, most likely West Africa and also found in India especially Maharashtra with local name ambali. ![]()
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