Kenaf

"Ambadi" redirects here. For lake in South Sudan, see Lake Ambadi.

Kenaf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species:
H. cannabinus
Binomial name
Hibiscus cannabinus
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Abelmoschus congener (Schumach. & Thonn.) Walp.
    • Abelmoschus verrucosus (Guill. & Perr.) Walp.
    • Furcaria cannabina Ulbr.
    • Furcaria cavanillesii Kostel.
    • Hibiscus asper Hook.f.
    • Hibiscus cannabinus var. chevalieri Hochr.
    • Hibiscus cannabinus var. punctatus (A.Rich.) Hochr.
    • Hibiscus cannabinus var. simplex A.Howard & G.Howard
    • Hibiscus cannabinus var. tripartitus (Forssk.) Chiov.
    • Hibiscus cannabinus var. viridis A.Howard & G.Howard
    • Hibiscus congener Schumach. & Thonn.
    • Hibiscus cordofanus Turcz.
    • Hibiscus henriquesii Pires de Lima
    • Hibiscus malangensis Baker f.
    • Hibiscus obtusatus Schumach.
    • Hibiscus sabdariffa subsp. cannabinus (L.) Panigrahi & Murti
    • Hibiscus tripartitus Forssk.
    • Hibiscus vanderystii De Wild.
    • Hibiscus verrucosus Guill. & Perr.
    • Hibiscus verrucosus var. punctatus A.Rich.
    • Hibiscus vitifolius Mill.
    • Hibiscus wightianus Wall.
    • Ketmia glandulosa Moench

Kenaf [etymology: Persian],[2] Hibiscus cannabinus, is a plant in the family Malvaceae also called Deccan hemp and Java jute. Hibiscus cannabinus is in the genus Hibiscus and is native to Africa, though its exact origin is unknown.[1] The name also applies to the fibre obtained from this plant. Kenaf is one of the allied fibres of jute and shows similar characteristics.

  1. ^ a b "Hibiscus cannabinus L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "kenaf." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine