EPPO Global Database

Hibiscus cannabinus(HIBCA)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-11

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: HIBCA
  • Preferred name: Hibiscus cannabinus
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Western Asia (Yemen), Sénégal to Somalia, Guinée to Nigeria and Cameroon, Congo, Zaïre, East Africa, Angola and Namibia to Mozambique. Cultivated as a fibre plant. Introduced in eastern Europe, Russian Far East, Central  Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan), Western Asia (Irak to Pakistan), Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam), China


Common names
Name Language
Bombay hemp English
Deccan hemp English
kenaf English
Dekkanhanf German
Gombohanf German
Hanfeibisch German
chanvre de Gambo French
chanvre de Guinée French
kenaf French
cáñamo de Gambo Spanish
flor de San Juan Spanish
kenaf Spanish
Braziliaans vlas Dutch
cânhamo-brasileiro Portuguese
cânhamo-do-decão Portuguese
caruru-azedo Portuguese
linho-de-gombo Portuguese
quenafe Portuguese
гибискус коноплёвый Russian
канап Russian
кенаф Russian
mestapat Bengali
dàmá jǐn Chinese
大麻槿 Chinese
гібіск коноплевий Ukrainian