Kenaf

Kenaf
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Hibiscus
Species:	H. cannabinus
Binomial name
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
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.