HIBISCUS

(Lat.), n. m. Hi2b-i2sk'u3s(u4s). Gr., i/SiVico?. Fr., Tcetmie. Ger., Ketmie, Eibisch. The rose-mallows; a genus of the Malvaceae; herbs, shrubs, or trees indigenous to the warm and temperate regions of both worlds. The Hibiscacece of Presl are a tribe of the Malvaceae. The Hibiscece are: Of Reichenbach, a division of the Malvacece; of Bentham and Hooker, a tribe of the Malvacece. [B, 19, 34, 42, 170. 172. 173, 180 (a, 24).] Bastard h. Fr., h. bdtard. The Achania malva viscus. [B, 19, 121 (o. 24).] H. abelmoschus. See ABELMOSCHUS moschatns. H. aculeatua. See H. grand i flor us. H. arenarius. The Pavonia zeylandica. [B, 180 (a, 24).] H. batard (Fr.). See Bastard h. H. cannabin us. Fr., ketmie d feuilles de chanvre. Ger., hanfartige Ketmie. Tamil, pahingoo. Tel., gongkura. Dub., ambaree. Beng., maestapaut. Deckanee hemp; a species found in the East Indies. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable, and the seeds yield an oil used for food and illumination. [B, 172, 173, 180 (a, 24).] H. can i i a bin us verrucosvis. Fr., ketmie verruqueufe. A variety of H. cannabin us, having the same properties. [B, 173 (o, 24).] H. clype at us. Fr., ketmie en bouclier. Ger., schildformige Ketmie. The congo-mahoe of Jamaica, where the leaves and flowers are used like those of Althaea offlcinalis. [B. 121, 173, 180 (o, 24).] H. corniculatus. Ger., lang blat tri ger Abelmosch. A species similar to H. escidentus, found in tropical America and cultivated in the East Indies, where it is used as a food and medicine. [B, 180 (a, 24).] H. digit at us. Ger., gefingertbldttrige Sabdariffe. A species indigenous to tropical Africa, but growing in warm regions elsewhere. Its uses are the same as those of H. sobdariffa. In the West Indies it is known as oseille de Quinee blanche. [B, 42. 180 (o. 24).] H. diversifolius. A species growing in tropical Africa and too; U", blue; U3, lull; U4, full; Us, urn; U, like u (German). [s. 337]