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Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, Indian hemp, bimli, bimli hemp, deccan hemp, kanaf, kenaf
valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
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Cuban bast, Hibiscus elatus, blue mahoe, mahagua, mahoe, majagua
erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
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Hibiscus heterophyllus, sorrel tree
Australian tree with acid foliage
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Hibiscus moscheutos, common rose mallow, rose mallow, swamp mallow, swamp rose mallow
showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
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Confederate rose, Confederate rose mallow, Hibiscus mutabilis, cotton rose
Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
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China rose, Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Rose of China, shoe black, shoeblack plant
large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
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Hibiscus sabdariffa, Jamaica sorrel, red sorrel, roselle, rozelle, sorrel
East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
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Hibiscus syriacus, rose of Sharon
Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe
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Hibiscus tiliaceus, balibago, mahagua, mahoe, majagua, purau
shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
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Hibiscus trionum, black-eyed Susan, bladder ketmia, flower-of-an-hour, flowers-of-an-hour
annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
