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Usipak (in Assamese) (5001299916)

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Summary[edit] Description: Malvaceae (mallow family) » Abelmoschus manihot a-bel-MOS-kus -- from Arabic, abu-al-mosk (father, or source of musk) MAN-ee-hot -- from manioc, the Brazilian name for the plant commonly known as: edible hibiscus, manihot-mallow, sunset hibiscus, yellow hibiscus • Assamese: usipak • Gujarati: કાંટાલૉ ભેંડે kantalo bhende • Hindi: जंगली भिंडी jungli bhindi • Marathi: रान भेंडी raan bhendi Native to: China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malesia; widely cultivated in tropics References: Flowers of India • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaaac Kehimkar • Purdue University. Date: 18 September 2010, 13:30. Source: usipak (in Assamese). Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.

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