Editing Kenaf (section)

{{redirect|Ambadi|lake in South Sudan|Lake Ambadi}}
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|name=Kenaf
|image=Hibiscus cannabinus0.jpg
|genus=Hibiscus
|species=cannabinus
|authority=[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|synonyms_ref=<ref name="POWO_560068-1" />
|synonyms={{Collapsible list|
*''Abelmoschus congener'' {{small|(Schumach. & Thonn.) Walp.}}
*''Abelmoschus verrucosus'' {{small|(Guill. & Perr.) Walp.}}
*''Furcaria cannabina'' {{small|Ulbr.}}
*''Furcaria cavanillesii'' {{small|Kostel.}}
*''Hibiscus asper'' {{small|Hook.f.}}
*''Hibiscus cannabinus'' var. ''chevalieri'' {{small|Hochr.}}
*''Hibiscus cannabinus'' var. ''punctatus'' {{small|(A.Rich.) Hochr.}}
*''Hibiscus cannabinus'' var. ''simplex'' {{small|A.Howard & G.Howard}}
*''Hibiscus cannabinus'' var. ''tripartitus'' {{small|(Forssk.) Chiov.}}
*''Hibiscus cannabinus'' var. ''viridis'' {{small|A.Howard & G.Howard}}
*''Hibiscus congener'' {{small|Schumach. & Thonn.}}
*''Hibiscus cordofanus'' {{small|Turcz.}}
*''Hibiscus henriquesii'' {{small|Pires de Lima}}
*''Hibiscus malangensis'' {{small|Baker f.}}
*''Hibiscus obtusatus'' {{small|Schumach.}}
*''Hibiscus sabdariffa'' subsp. ''cannabinus'' {{small|(L.) Panigrahi & Murti}}
*''Hibiscus tripartitus'' {{small|Forssk.}}
*''Hibiscus vanderystii'' {{small|De Wild.}}
*''Hibiscus verrucosus'' {{small|Guill. & Perr.}}
*''Hibiscus verrucosus'' var. ''punctatus'' {{small|A.Rich.}}
*''Hibiscus vitifolius'' {{small|Mill.}}
*''Hibiscus wightianus'' {{small|Wall.}}
*''Ketmia glandulosa'' {{small|Moench}}
}}}}
'''Kenaf''' [etymology: Persian],<ref>"kenaf." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210103302/http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/ |date=2013-02-10 }}</ref> '''''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.<ref name="POWO_560068-1" >{{cite POWO |id=560068-1 |title=''Hibiscus cannabinus'' L. |access-date=30 October 2022 }}</ref> The name also applies to the [[fibre]] obtained from this plant. Kenaf is one of the allied fibres of [[jute]] and shows similar characteristics.