Lobelia generally refers to rose hibiscus, an annual herb of the genus Hibiscus in the family Mallowaceae. Plant height 1~2 meters; stem and branches lavender; lower stem leaves ovate, upper leaves palmate, lobes lanceolate, base subrounded or broadly cuneate, both surfaces glabrous, stipules linear; evergreen or semievergreen shrubs; capsule ovoid; seeds reniform; flowering in July~October; fruiting in November~December.
The rosehip, native to Africa, was introduced to Fujian, China in 1945 and is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan. Commonly grown in tropical and subtropical short sunlight conditions, like hot and humid, drought-resistant, acidic soil. Breeding method is generally sowing seed propagation. Rose tomato with roots, fruits, seeds into medicine, cardiovascular, atherosclerosis, hypertension and other diseases have therapeutic effects.