Kaadu Binde (Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಬಿಮ್ಡೆ)

Malvaceae (mallow family) » Thespesia lampas

 

thess-PEE-zee-uh -- from the Greek thespios (marvelous, divine)

LAM-puhs -- from the Greek lampa (torch)

 

commonly known as: African chewing gum, azanza, quarters, snot apple, tree hibiscus, wild hibiscus • Assamese: বন কপাস bon kapas • Bengali: বন কাপাস ban kapas • Gujarati: જંગલી ભિંડો jungli bhindo, જંગલી પારસ પિપળૉ jungli paras piplo • Hindi: जंगली भिंडी jangli bhindi, बनकपासी bankapasi • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಬಿಮ್ಡೆ kaadu binde • Konkani: रान भेंडी raan bhendi • Malayalam: katthurparathi, katupuvarasu • Marathi: जंगली भेंडी jangli bhendi, रान भेंडी raan bhendi • Nepalese: बन कपास ban kapas • Oriya: bilo kapasiva • Sanskrit: वनकर्पास vanakarpasah • Tamil: காட்டுப்பருத்தி kattupparutti • Telugu: అడవి బెండ adavi benda, అడవి ప్రత్తి adavi pratti

 

Native to: east Africa, Indian sub-continent, Indo-China, Malesia

 

 

References: Flowers of India • eFlora • Common Indian Wild Flowers by I. Kehimkar

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