Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Plant | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. |  Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) is a shrub tribe Malvaceae originating from East Asia and widely planted as an ornamental plant in the tropics and subtropics .

In Sumatra and Malaysia , the hibiscus is called hibiscus. Interest is defined as the national flower Malaysia on July 28 1960 . The Javanese call worawari flowers. Naming hibiscus flowers vary for each region in Indonesia. Bungong Roja (Aceh), flowers (Batak Karo), Soma Soma (Nias), Bekeju (Mentawai). Hibiscus (Betawi), Flower Wera (Sunda), Wora-wari (Java), Hibiscus (Central Java), Flower Rebong (Madura). Waribang (Bali), Nusa Tenggara: Embuhanga (Sangir), Flower cepatu (East). Ulange (Gorontalo), Kulango (Buol), flower shoes (Napier), Flower mute (Bugis), Ubu-Ubu (Ternate), Bala flower (Tidore).

 

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Klasifikasi Ilmiah

    Kerajaan: Plantae
    Divisi: Magnoliophyta
    Kelas: Magnoliopsida
    Ordo: Malvales
    Famili: Malvaceae
    Genus: Hibiscus
    Spesies: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Close relatives

Waru Gunung, Mrambos Merah, Rosela, Wora-wari Gantung, Waru Gombong, Bunga Sepatu Mawar, Waru Lengis, Waru Landak, Hibiscus, Yute Jawa.

 

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

 

Benefits
Hibiscus much used as ornamental plants because flowers are pretty. Flowers are used to polish shoes in India and as the flower offerings. In China , red-colored flowers that are used as dyes food. In Indonesia, the leaves and flowers are used in a variety of traditional medicine. Dried hibiscus is also drunk as tea. 

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Chemical Ingredients
Leaves, hibiscus flowers and roots contain flavonoids. In addition, the leaves also contain saponins, and polyphenols, polyphenol-containing flowers, roots also contain tannins and saponins.