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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: 24 September 2011, 11:29. Source:
Abelmoschus manihot. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 24′ 40.78″ N, 72° 54′ 05.29″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.411327; 72.901469.