According to my understanding, kenaf is another name for Apocynum, which belongs to the genus Apocynum and is an upright semi-shrub of the Apocynaceae family.

Generally about 2 meters in height, with latex; branches are opposite or alternate, leaves are opposite, oval-lanceolate or oblong, with fine teeth on the edge of the leaves, hairless on both sides; conical polygonate. Umbrella, 5-lobed calyx, cylindrical bell-shaped corolla, purple-red or pink, blooming from April to September;

2 follicles, parallel or forked, with many seeds, yellowish brown, at the top It has white fur and bears fruit from July to December.

Apocynum (kenaf) is mainly distributed in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and other provinces and regions, and mainly grows wild in saline-alkali wastelands and desert edges , on the Gobi desert.

Its main uses: It is a good fiber plant; it has many flowers, is beautiful, fragrant, has a long flowering period, and is a good nectar plant.