*Hibiscus mutabilis * L. - *Hye-bisk-us* -- rose-mallow - *mew-TAB-ill-iss* or *mew-tah-BIL-iss* -- variable
[image: Hibiscus mutabilis]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2077216411%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeBivbkHH0flMH3Rj4Dxl0AuXM_SA> Dec 1, 2007 at Vaghbil, Thane *commonly known as*: changing rose, Chinese rose, confederate rose, cotton rose, cotton rosemallow, dixie rosemallow, land lotus, lotus bendy, meadow lotus • *Assamese*: স্হল-পদ্ম shalapadma • *Bengali*: স্হলপদ্ম shalapadma • *Hindi*: बाला bala, दृष्टिकृत drishtikrita, देवा dewa, पद्मा padma, पद्मचारिणि padmacharini, प्रपौण्डरीक pra-paundarik, पुण्डरीयक pundariyak, साधुपुष्प sadhu-pushp, सालपुष्प sal-pushp, स्थलकमल sthal-kamal, स्थलकमलिनी sthal-kamalini, तरणी tarani • *Kannada*: ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತಿ ಗಿಡ chandrakanti gida, ನೆಲತಾವರೆ nelatavare, ಸುರ್ಯಕಾಂತಿ suryakanti • *Kashmiri*: न्योवु nyovu, स्थलपद्मम् sthalapadmam • *Konkani*: सुर्यकांती suryakanti • *Malayalam*: chinappratti • *Marathi*: कापूरभेंडी kapurabhendi • *Nepalese*: पद्मा padma • *Oriya*: tholopodmo • *Punjabi*: ਸ਼ਾਲਾਪਾਪਰਾ shalapapra • *Sanskrit*: अतिचरा atichara, अव्यथा avyatha, बाला bala, दृष्टिकृत drishtikrita, देवा dewa, पद्मचारिणि padmacharini, प्रपौण्डरीक pra-paundarik, पुण्डरीयक pundariyak, पुष्करमूलम् pushkarmulam, पुष्करनाडी pushkarnadi, पुष्करपर्णिका pushkarparnika, साधुपुष्प sadhu-pushp, सालपुष्प salapushpa, स्थलकमल sthalakamala, स्थलम्पद्मम् sthalampadmam, स्थलनलिनी sthalanalini, स्थलपद्मिनी sthalapadmini, स्थलारविन्द sthalaravinda, स्थलेजात sthalejata, स्थलोत्पलिनी sthalotpalini, सुगंधमूलः sugandhamula, तरणी tarani, ¿ तर्पिनी ? tarpini • *Tamil*: மாலகம் malakam • *Telugu*: ముడుగుతామర mudugutamara, నెత్తమ్మి nettammi, స్థలపద్మము sthalapdmamu • *Urdu*: ﮔﻞ عجائب gul-e-ajaib *Native to*: China; elsewhere cultivated - [image: Confederate Rose]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F332506825%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfn3s7n9Lb49roMVrSpy6o0qp65fA>... Dec 25, 2006 at Vaghbil, Thane - [image: Sthalotpalini (Sanskrit: स्थलोत्पलिनी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F332505811%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcwybCXF13JKsrO8s5nS6WmA9w0TQ>... Dec 25, 2006 at Vaghbil, Thane - [image: Kapur Bhendi (Marathi: कापूरभेंडी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2077218379%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfVDOB5fqz7hwpwUduheTf3VI-u4w>... Dec 1, 2007 at Vaghbil, Thane Regards. Dinesh
