Sabdariffa furcellata(Desr.) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett

WFO wfo-1000082038 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sabdariffa furcellata, photographed by Theo Summer
fig. a Theo Summer, CC0 1.0 / 2022-02-19 / obs. 179969778
Sabdariffa furcellata, photographed by Dennis Vollmar
fig. b Dennis Vollmar, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 168875142
Sabdariffa furcellata, photographed by Michelle Sevcovas
fig. c Michelle Sevcovas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 114043840
Sabdariffa furcellata, photographed by Arthur Windsor
fig. d Arthur Windsor, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 49907267
Sabdariffa furcellata, photographed by Michelle Sevcovas
fig. e Michelle Sevcovas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 70635667
Sabdariffa furcellata, photographed by Katja Schulz
fig. f Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 5165598
Sabdariffa furcellata, photographed by Katja Schulz
fig. g Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 5189287
Sabdariffa furcellata, photographed by Scott Ward
fig. h Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 104825741

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Native range 34 botanical countries

Regions where Sabdariffa furcellata is native: Florida, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Hawaii, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is. FloridaMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestHawaiiArgentina NortheastBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasNicaraguaPanamáParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela Windward Is.
Native distribution of Sabdariffa furcellata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Belize BLZ
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Venezuela VEN
Windward Is. WIN
Florida FLA NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
Hawaii HAW PACIFIC

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 15 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Furcaria furcellata (Desr.) Ulbr.
  • Hibiscus corylifolius C.Presl
  • Hibiscus diodon DC.
  • Hibiscus dominicus Hochr.
  • Hibiscus furcellatus Lam.
  • Hibiscus furcellatus var. afurca Uittien
  • Hibiscus furcellatus var. azuensis Urb. & Helwig
  • Hibiscus furcellatus var. diodon (DC.) Uittien
  • Hibiscus furcellatus var. dominicus (Hochr.) Hassl.
  • Hibiscus furcellatus var. genuinus Gürke
  • Hibiscus furcellatus var. subpalmatus Hochr.
  • Hibiscus furcellatus var. youngianus (Gaudich. ex Hook. & Arn.) Hochr.
  • Hibiscus trilobatus Vell.
  • Hibiscus youngianus Gaudich.
  • Hibiscus youngianus Gaudich. ex Hook. & Arn.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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