*Hibiscus hispidissimus * Griff. ... *synonyms*: *Hibiscus aculeatus* Roxb. • *Hibiscus furcatus* Roxb. ex DC. • *Hibiscus surattensis* var. *furcatus*Roxb. ex Hochr.
- *Hye-bisk-us*: -- rose-mallow *hiss-pid-ISS-ih-mus* -- most bristly [image: Hibiscus hispidissimus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6213164849%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf7MrOBqipzRr2ncQqSJrpMoen5_g> *commonly known as*: hill hemp bendy, wild hibiscus • *Gujarati*: મજનૂ ફલ majnu-phal • *Hindi*: वन गुढ़ल van gurhal • *Kannada*: ಬೆಟ್ಟ ಬಂಡೆ betta bende • *Konkani*: व्हडलो रानभेंडो vhadlo ranbhendo • *Malayalam*: ഞാറന്പുളി njaaranpuli • *Marathi*: काटेरी भेंडी kateri bhendi • *Sanskrit*: शठम्बष्ठी sathambasthi • *Tamil*: மலைப்புளிச்சை malai-p-puliccai • *Telugu*: అడవిగోగు adavigogu, కొండగోగు kondagogu *Distribution*: tropical Africa, s China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand - more views: [image: Wild Hibiscus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6213138035%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfPAQQZCpUh3Hct1RDc-2dQ87f3rA> [image: Hill Hemp Bendy]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6207981383%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfEteeExRwO7gj4iWv6ypq0m5-X1Q> [image: Majnu-phal (Gujarati: મજનૂ ફલ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6208482116%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzecNBlXP43_q27kBXdUXbN7a5JvTg> [image: Kondagogu (Telugu: కొండగోగు)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6208475026%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcuZ9GO6aMFzzd99KuoPwJdF2Hz1g> Regards. Dinesh
