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Hibiscus rostellatus is a flowering shrub in the mallow family (Malvaceae) native to seasonally dry tropical Africa, where its fruit is cooked and eaten locally. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is general and based on related hibiscus.
Hibiscus rostellatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to seasonally dry tropical Africa. Its fruit is edible, and is cooked and eaten by local peoples.
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