| Research work at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia UKM was initiated in 1999 | Roselle is a tetraploid species; thus, segregating populations require longer time to achieve fixation as compared to diploid species |
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| "Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa seed oil is a rich source of gamma-tocopherol | Mexico, Egypt, Senegal, Tanzania, Mali and Jamaica are also important suppliers but production is mostly used domestically |
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16| Ngamjarus C, Pattanittum P, Somboonporn C 2010 | In Lebanon, toasted pine nuts are sometimes added |
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| 4 in , fleshy and bright red as the matures | Africa [ ] Among the Yoruba in southwest Nigeria, Roselle is known as isapa, and yakuwa by the Hausa people of northern Nigeria who also call the seeds as gurguzu and the capsule cover as zoborodo or zobo |
In the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, the plant is locally known as jajew, and the leaves are used in local cuisine, cooked with both dried and fresh fish.
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