Hibiscus surattensis  L.

Bush Sorrel
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Malvales
Family: ​Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species: surattensis

  • Common names: ​​Bush Sorrel
  • Thai names: กระทงหมาบ้า kra thong maba (Prachuap Khiri Khan), เก็งเค็งป่า keng kheng pa (Northern), ชะมด chamot (Central), พายป่า phai pa (Northern), มะดาดดอย ma dat doi (Shan), ส้มกบ som kop (Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi), ส้มฉิงเคลง som ching khleng (Surat Thani), ส้มปูป่า som pu pa (Mae Hong Son), เส็งเคร็ง seng khreng (Satun)
  • Chinese names: 刺芙蓉 ci fu rong
  • Distribution: Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa, Australia
  • Image locations: Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Hibiscus surattensis from Thailand.
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Hibiscus surattensis, Nakhon Si Thammarat
References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China