- Family : MALVACEAE
(Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY (गुड़हल फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : MALVACEAE
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hibiscus cannabinus L.
- Common name : Hemp, Kenap, Mesta Deccan Hemp
- Vernacular name : Pitva, Ambari, Kudrung, Pittora, Patsan (Hindi); Gonguru, Pundi (Kannada); Pulichai, Pulimanji (Tamil); Gogu, Gongkura, Gaynaru (Telugu); Kanuriya, Kudrunga (Oria); Ambadi, Ambada (Marathi)
- Habit : Shrub
- Comments / notes : Cultivated and often runs wild. Leaves edible. The stem-bark yeilds a very valuable fibre similar to jute which is used commercially.
- Flower, Fruit : September-January
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
- Odisha : All district of Odisha
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Native : Africa
- World Distribution : Tropical & sub-Tropical regions of the World
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hibiscus cannabinus. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.
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