Hibiscus trionum
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Flower-of-an-hour
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Root, Pods, Flowers, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers - tea
Young leaves and young shoots can be eaten raw or cooked. The roots are edible but highly fibrous, with a mucilaginous texture and very little flavour.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It suits tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. It does best in a sunny position. It does not occur in hot humid tropical rainforest zones. It suits drier warmer places. It can grow in hot arid zones with a marked dry season. It grows between 2-2,635 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places. It suits hardiness zones 10-12. Tasmania Herbarium.
Afghanistan, Africa, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Balkans, Botswana, Britain, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central Africa, Central Asia, Chad, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, East Africa, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Europe, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mediterranean, Middle East, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niger, North Africa, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sahel, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Spain, Sudan, St Helena, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Turkey, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, West Africa, West Indies, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
How to Identify
An annual herb. It can be erect or lie over. It is 25-70 cm high. The leaves are alternate. The leaf stalk is 2-4 cm long. The leaf blade has 3-5 lobes arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaf blade is 3-6 cm across. The central lobe is longer. The leaf blade is covered with coarse star like hairs. The flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. They are yellow and purple at the base. They are like a Hibiscus flower. The fruit is a capsule which is about 1 cm across. It is a hairy five celled capsule. There are many black seeds.
Nutrition Score: 74/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | 6.3 | 1263 | 302 | 26.7 | — | — | 79.8 | 5.7 |
| Shoots | — | — | 21 | — | — | 21.8 | 9.4 | — |
| Pods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
How to Grow
Prefers a well-drained humus rich fertile soil in a sheltered position in full sun. A very ornamental plant, it is an annual or short-lived perennial. Not very frost-tolerant, if started off early in a warm greenhouse it can be grown as an annual in Britain, flowering and setting seed in its first year.
Propagation: Sow seed in early spring in a warm greenhouse; germination is usually fairly rapid. Prick seedlings into individual pots when large enough to handle. For annual cultivation, plant out in early summer with frame or cloche protection until established. For perennial cultivation, grow on in the greenhouse for the first year and plant out in early summer of the following year. Half-ripe cuttings taken in July or August can be rooted in a frame, overwintered in a warm greenhouse, and planted out after the last expected frosts.
Medicinal Uses
The flowers are diuretic and are used in the treatment of itch and painful skin diseases. The dried leaves are regarded as stomachic.
Other Uses
The nectar- and pollen-rich flowers attract bees and butterflies. The plant provides some food and habitat for wildlife through its edible calyces and foliage, and can support beneficial insects through its leaf litter, though it is not a primary bird nesting site. The plant is not known for pest-deterrent properties.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Hibiscus trionum, commonly called flower-of-an-hour, bladder hibiscus, bladder ketmia, bladder weed, puarangi and venice mallow, is an annual plant native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. It has spread throughout southern Europe both as a weed and cultivated as a garden plant. It has been introduced to the United States as an ornamental where it has become naturalized as a weed of cropland and vacant land, particularly on disturbed ground.
Notes
There are about 220 Hibiscus species. Chemical composition (seed pods): Protein (crude) = 21.0% (dry). Fat = 0.8% (dry). Fibre (crude) = 8.4% (dry). Ash (insoluble) = 10.9% (dry). Carbohydrate (soluble): Starch = 7.3% (dry). Sucrose = 8.1% (dry). D-glucose = Ø% (dry). D-fructose = 0.7% (dry). Amino acids (g [16g N]-1): Aspartic acid = 14.4g. Threonine = 2.9g. Serine = 3.4g. Glutamic acid = 18.4g. Proline = 9.2g. Alanine = 3.8g. Valine = 4.1g. Cysteine (performic acid oxidation) = 0.6g. Methionine (performic acid oxidation) = 1.7g. Isoleucine = 2.9g. Leucine = 4.7g. Tyrosine = 2.3g. Phenylalanine = 3.2g. Lysine = 4.0g. Histidine = 1.7g. Arginine = 6.5g. Minerals: Sulphur = 0.27% (dry). Potassium = 0.65% (dry). Magnesium = 0.68% (dry). Calcium = 1.45% (dry). Na = 0.01% (dry). K = 2.51% (dry). Zinc = 94 mg/kg-1 (dry). Iron = 218 mg/kg- 1 (dry). Manganese = 35 mg/kg-1 (dry). Copper = 12 mg/kg-1 (dry).
Names & Synonyms
Bladder Hibiscus, Bladder Ketnia, Delelemukhwayo, Delelevhalemba, Etoke, Hatmi cicegi, Kihasihasy, Navadni oslez, Terblansbossie, Trailing hollyhock, Venice mallow, Waika sara, Ye xi gu miao
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