Hibiscus cannabinus

Basic information
Scientific name	Hibiscus cannabinus	Click to magnify
Common names	Kenaf, Ambari Hemp, Decan Hemp
Higher taxon	Malvaceae, Malvales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	Africa.
Habitat	Crop field, pasture field, grassland, roadside, vacancy.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan. However, widely cultivated.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Recent.
Route	Deliberate: As food, as material (fur, building, pulp, and others), as ingrediate for medical, plant oil, or alcohol.
Impact	Competition against native species. harmful to agriculture .
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Asia, Australia, North America

Reference	Notes
Ecol Soc Jpn (ed) (2002) Handbook of Alien Species in Japan. Chijinshokan, Tokyo (in Jpn) Hotta et al. (1989) Useful Plants of the World. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.