Hemp
Hibiscus cannabinus
Also known as Kenap, Mesta Deccan Hemp
ShrubMedicinal
About Hemp
Kenaf [etymology: Persian], 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, although its exact origin is unknown. The name also applies to the fibre obtained from this plant, similar to jute.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus cannabinus
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-Tropical regions of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- पटसन Patsan, सन San
- Bengali
- Patsan, Ambari
- Tamil
- பலுஂகு Palungu, Pulimanji, புளிச்சக்கீரை
- Kannada
- ಪುಂಡಿ Pundi, ಗೋಗು Gogu ಪುಂಡ್ರಿಕೆ Pundrike ಹೊಲದಪುಂಡ್ರಿಕೆ Holada pundrike, ಪಿಂಡಿ Pindi
- Malayalam
- കംജരു Kanjaru, മെസ്റ്റ, Kenaf
- Marathi
- अंबाडी Ambadi
Botanical family
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Hemp belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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