Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. , Malvenfam. 46. 1787.
Malvaceae ABEL. Hn R A
Hibiscus abelmoschus L. , Sp. Pl. 1: 96. 1753. Hs
Incorrect usage: Alceae egyptiaceae sensu Amer. Pharm., not Boiss.
Abelmoschus moschatus
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cook's first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Hibiscus abelmoschus.
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