Abelmoschus moschatus

#179 They called me Abelmoschus moschatus, also known as Hibiscus roxburghii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Roxburgh. They first catalogued me in -2147483648.

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.