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Malvaceae (mallow family) »
Hibiscus sabdariffa Hye-bisk-us: -- rose-mallow sab-duh-RIF-fuh -- from the West Indian vernacular name for Hibiscus sabdariffa commonly known as: Jamaica sorrel, Java jute, Pusa hemp, red sorrel, roselle, Thai jute • Assamese: টেঙা-মৰা tengamora • Bengali: lal mista • Gujarati: ખાટી ભીંડી khati bhindi, લાલ અંબાડી lal ambadi • Hindi: लाल अम्बाड़ी lal ambari, पटवा patwa • Kannada: ಪುಳಚಾರಕೆ ಪುಂಡಿ pulachaaraki pumdi, ಪುಂಡಿಬೀಜ pumdibija • Malayalam: puli-cheera • Manipuri: সিলো সৌগৰী silo-sougree • Marathi: लाल अंबाडी lal ambadi, तांबडी अंबाडी tambadi ambadi • Mizo: lekhar-anthur • Sanskrit: अम्बष्ठिका ambasthika • Tamil: செம்புளிச்சை cem-puliccai • Telugu: ఎర్ర గోంగూర erra gongura Distribution: widely cultivated References:
Flowers of India •
Wikipedia •
PIER •
NPGS / GRIN •
ENVIS - FRLHT. Date: 22 October 2011, 07:55. Source:
Hibiscus sabdariffa. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 14′ 39.31″ N, 72° 57′ 43.26″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.244252; 72.962016.