Hibiscus moschatus (Medik.) Salisb.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Hibiscus moschatus (Medik.) Salisb.

  • Collector(s)

    C. M. Peters 170, 25 Feb 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Loreto. Requena Prov. Rio Ucayali; Village of Santa Rosa.

  • Habitat

    House garden.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4220012

    Occurrence ID: 254c1d9d-21c8-40ea-932e-b06fcd90047c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Loreto

  • County/Municipio

    Requena Prov.

  • Locality

    Rio Ucayali; Village of Santa Rosa

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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NATIVE FRUITS OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON Zo 1
Institute of Economic Botany
New York Botanical Garden	2^
170	Malvaceae
Abelmoschus moschatus Medikus
det. P. Fryxell, 1986
-	Village of Santa Rosa near Requena; Rio
Ucayali; Dpto. Loreto, Prov. Requena.
-	House garden; cultivated.
Habit: Small shrub, 2m tall. Flowers yellow,
large•
BOTANICAL
Qarde**
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04220012
Use: Used medicinally to treat fevers and
bronchitis.
n.v.: mishmura.
Collector: C. Peters	Date: 2/25/86
and C• Padoch
Fieldwork supported by the Exxon Corporation
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