Talk:Roselle (plant)

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I'd rather not have the 2 page merged as Bissap fruits have a range of applications (natural dies, food supplement on account of high flavonoid content, etc) quite wider than "jamaica' beverage.

We cannot have two articles that substantially duplicate one another. What you are suggesting is to separate the drink from the other applications of H. sabdariffa. This would only be reasonable if the unmerged article would be too long. In other words, when the article gets too long for a single article, it might be reasonable to split them into two articles. However, then we have the problem of what to name the merged article, since it would have to be placed under the most common name in English. Guettarda 02:55, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
This variety of hibiscus is also commonly known simply as hibiscus, and is commonly used in a variety of teas besides the Jamaica drink. It's the main ingredient in the Celestial Seasonings Zinger teas - Red Zinger, Lemon Zinger, Raspberry Zinger, etc.
  • I'm, going to have to agree with the two unsigned users. One article is about the plant, one article is about a popular health drink. It doesn't seem that the articles duplicate one another majorly, and they would be of better use as individual articles. Saberwyn 23:41, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Everything in the "Jamaica" article is in this article except the recipe - and recipes are not supposed to be in Wikipedia articles. In addition the Bissap article is largely about the drink. If you think that there are two articles here, please outline what should be in each article; as it stands, neither article is long enough. Guettarda 01:40, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

They are not supposed to be? Can you cite the guideline against recipes? --Vizcarra 19:38, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

I have removed the AfD tag, the discussion is here. Page moves and organization (such as the name of the plant and name of the tea brewed from it) ought to be discussed here. Pilatus 00:22, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

Roselle is the English name for this plant, the current name Bissap is the African name. InBritannica calls the plant Roselle. Vizcarra 00:34, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Apparently, in the Caribbean the plant is called sorrel, in Mexico it is called jamaica, and the systematic name is Hibiscus sabdariffa. Pilatus 01:46, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
The result is so far:

Anyone else opposed to the move? --Vizcarra 00:34, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

  • Yes, me. I would prefer to see the page at Hibiscus sabdariffa, the systematic name. There is a reason for systematic names, those are unambiguous. Often enough, the same common name is used for different plants, and you also have different names referring to the same plant. Pilatus 00:44, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
    • Please see Jamaica (drink) regarding the merge (or not) of the beverage with this article.
  • Before we can start voting there ought to be a discussion with User:Guettarda to try and find some consensus. This hasn't taken place here, and the discussion about the Jamaica tea is still ongoing. Pilatus 01:07, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
    • It has taken place, briefly at the AFD. And the rest here, the discussion is always open, until concensus is reached. Having people vote, helps to make it clear where we are at. --Vizcarra 18:44, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
  • I don't think that voting on an AFD nom should be considered in on an RM. As in all cases like this, I don't think it matters too much where the article is, given the network of redirects. I prefer the systematic name, since it avoids confusion, and second choice Bissap, since this is the name in the major area of production and consumption, third choice "sorrel" (appropriately disambig'd) since this is the name used in the English-speaking countries where it is most widely cultivated. Guettarda 18:00, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
"I don't think that voting on an AFD nom should be considered in on an RM" Pilatus clarified this yesterday.
If you don't mind where the article should be... I do. I prefer the English name versus an African name and the common name (according to Britannica, Purdue University, University of Florida, etc.) over the scientific name. The point is to make the article conspicuous, and being listed with its most common (and English) name in categories, will help achieve this. So, then again, if you don't mind either, I would rather have it named "Roselle (plant)". --Vizcarra 18:43, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
This page has convinced me that H. sabdariffa is indeed called roselle in English. As User:Guettarda says, with the systematic name there is no risk of confusion (see black cumin for an example, which isn't the same as cumin); on the other hand the name "roselle" seems unique to H. sabdariffa and both Wikipedia:Naming conventions (fauna) and Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tree_of_Life prefer the English name if it's unique. So my preference for the systematic name isn't strong. Pilatus 19:34, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Roselle is one name in English, but the Purdue site really only reflects American usage - and the plant is a very minor one in the US. In the English-speaking Caribbean it's sorrel. Bissap is probably the name used where it is most widely consumed. It's possible to make a good argument for any of the names, and given this ambiguity I would favour the systematic name to avoid confusion. Guettarda 19:44, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Sorrel would be the worst choice, as in Europe it is used for R. acetosa, the leaves of which are used in salads for their pleasant acidic flavour. The similar flavour and use of roselle leaves has led to the plant called the same name. Pilatus 20:23, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
"Roselle is one name in English" and the most "common" in the language. Not according to me, but according to universities and Encyclopedia Britannica. The EB article is listed as "Roselle". If English-speaking institutions called it Roselle, I don't know any strong reason to use a localized (Caribbean) name for it. Especially considering the small percentage that Caribbean English-speakers represent amongst the hundreds of millions of English-speakers in the non-Caribbean world. And I checked sources, and China and Thailand are the main producers of Roselle. --Vizcarra 20:32, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
This is English-language wikipedia. The OED lists Roselle ("the red or Indian sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa") attested since 1857; it doesn't know "bissap", which seems to be the name used in French-speaking West Africa. ("Bissap" clocks up some 13000 Google hits on French-language pages). Pilatus 22:13, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Well, I'm up for renaming it to the English term. As far as I understand, Guettarda does not have a strong preference. Can I rename it and we can move on? --Vizcarra 22:28, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Glad that we could sort this out. --Vizcarra 21:25, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

As starter of the page, I'd rather see it moved to the scientific name (as far as I can tell, that's the third vote for this). - MPF 00:59, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

The article title should be either Roselle or Hibiscus sabdariffa. The Mexican article should be merged into it. — Gulliver ✉ 03:51, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sectioning

The section on Jamaica describes the resulting beverage as a "tea", so why is it in a separate section labeled "Fountain Drink"? It seems like the two sections ought to be merged and cleaned up.


[edit] Merge gongura to Roselle

I oppose this. Gongura has special significance in Andhra Cuisine. It is not just about the plant. The significance is about the pickle that is made with this plant. So this article should not be merged with Roselle. Sumanthk 09:34, 20 July 2006 (UTC)