Sabdariffa elongatifolia Mwachala & R. L. Barrett. We 2025, comb. nov.

Sabdariffa elongatifolia (Hochr.) Mwachala & R.L.Barrett, comb. nov. Hibiscus elongatifolius Hochr., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 117 (1900). Type: Cameroon: Sanaga, Urwaldgebiet, 1897, G.A. Zenker 1440 (lecto, here designated: P 00151947; isolecto: BM 013723930 (drawing BM 013832980), E 00934006, G 00014188, G 00014189, K 000240745, L 2366875, M 0109182, P 00151948, WAG 0002310). Descriptions and illustrations Hochreutiner (1900, p. 117); Wilson (1999, p. 72, fig. 3g). Typification We here select the sheet at P with the best material matching the protologue as lectotype of Hibiscus elongatifolius. Notes There is a superficial resemblance between this species and Hibiscus squamosus Hochr. but S. elongatifolia can readily be separated by the divided stipules. Occasionally confused with S. aspera. Distribution Cameroon.