About Ramma Fibre
Hibiscus lunariifolius, the lunaria-leaf hibiscus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka, and introduced to quite a number of seasonally dry tropical areas in Africa. It is cultivated in Nigeria for its fiber, a good quality analog of jute.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus lunariifolius
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa, Myanmar, Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Ramma Fibre belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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