Sabdariffa

Barrett, Russell L., Yoshikawa, Vania Nobuko, McLay, Todd G. B., Duarte, Marília Cristina, Mwachala, Geoffrey & Hanes, Margaret M., 2025, Reinstatement of Sabdariffa and new combinations to support a monophyletic concept of Hibiscus (Malvaceae: Hibisceae), Australian Systematic Botany 38 (3), pp. 1-97 : 18

Keys to Sabdariffa taxa

We present six regional keys providing identification tools for all Sabdariffa taxa recognised here, along with four African taxa of uncertain status that are keyed out under published names in Hibiscus but not recombined in Sabdariffa pending further investigation of the taxonomic distinction. Species designated with an asterisk (*) are introduced in that region.

1. Africa (42 species and subspecies + 4 uncertain taxa)

2. Asia (11 species and subspecies)

3. Australia (37 species and subspecies)

4. Pacific Islands (9 species and subspecies)

5. North America and the Caribbean (10 species and subspecies)

6. South America (43 species and subspecies)