EPPO Global Database

Hibiscus vitifolius(HIBVI)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-12

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: HIBVI
  • Preferred name: Hibiscus vitifolius
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Western Asia (Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Laos, Cambodia), Malesia (Java). Introduced in Caribbean (Cuba, Hispaniola)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Fioria vitifolia (Linnaeus) Mattei
Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. ricinifolius (Harvey) Hochreutiner
Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vulgaris Brenan & Exell

Common names
Name Language
wild okra English
ban kapus Bengali