in taxon vegetable-producing plant, most parts mallows plant sunset muskmallow plant bele PLANTS:ABMA9 The aibika (*Abelmoschus manihot*) is a flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae. It was formerly considered a species of *Hibiscus*, but is now classified in the genus *Abelmoschus*. The plant is also known as the sunset muskmallow, sunset hibiscus, or hibiscus manihot. In Japanese, this plant is known as tororo aoi and is used to make neri, a starchy substance used in making washi. In Korean, this plant is known as hwang chok kyu and is used to make dak pul, which assists in making hanji. abelmoschus manihot sunset-hibiscus aibika aibika hibiscus manihot sunset hibiscus Abelmoschus manihot requires discussion