*Hibiscus sabdariffa * L. - *Hye-bisk-us* -- rose-mallow - *sab-duh-RIF-fuh* -- from the West Indian vernacular name for *Hibiscus sabdariffa*
[image: Lal Ambari (Hindi: लाल अम्बाड़ी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5194144634%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeDhibIyv8pImz3lgTkPW7RWZQ0-Q> Nov 20, 2010 at a small farm in Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) *commonly known as*: Jamaica sorrel, Java jute, Pusa hemp, red sorrel, roselle, Thai jute • *Assamese*: টেঙা-মৰা tengamora • *Bengali*: lal mista • *Gujarati*: ખાટી ભીંડી khati bhindi, લાલ અંબાડી lal ambadi • *Hindi*: लाल अम्बाड़ी lal ambari, पटवा patwa • *Kannada*: ಪುಳಚಾರಕೆ ಪುಂಡಿ pulachaaraki pumdi, ಪುಂಡಿಬೀಜ pumdibija • *Malayalam*: puli-cheera • *Manipuri*: সিলো সৌগৰী silo-sougree • *Marathi*: लाल अंबाडी lal ambadi, तांबडी अंबाडी tambadi ambadi • *Mizo*: lekhar-anthur • *Sanskrit*: अम्बष्ठिका ambasthika • *Tamil*: செம்புளிச்சை cem-puliccai • *Telugu*: ఎర్ర గోంగూర erra gongura *Distribution*: widely cultivated - [image: Lal Ambadi (Marathi: लाल अंबाडी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5194137896%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdULdhT7xluQmYqNwW8LWdgqL2yZQ>... Nov 20, 2010 at a small farm in Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) - [image: Lal Ambadi (Gujarati: લાલ અંબાડી)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5194141170%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcgCq4tN_0d57qWIfuV6cXt4q5Ubw>... Nov 20, 2010 at a small farm in Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) Regards. Dinesh
