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Jamaica flower

Hibiscus sabdariffa

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Description:

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Gender: Hibiscus
Specie: H. sabdariffa

Notes:

In Jamaica Rose attributed diuretic, antihypertensive, anti-parasitic and slightly laxative.

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