Talk:Kenaf

Kenaf paper addition of Mar 2007

The 19 Mar 2007 revision by 68.117.70.252 added a lot of good material on kenaf paper, but unfortunately it appears to be identical to another piece of writing also named "Facts About Kenaf Paper." Perhaps 68.117.70.252 might consider integrating those ideas into Kenaf in a different form. --Belgrano 14:45, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

The part about kenaf paper supplies a lot of good informations about paper made from kenaf fiber, but unfortunately, it seems like it is a publicity stunt for a maker of such paper, specifically Earth Care, which appears many times in the text. Could anyone have a look? 24.201.50.158 19:15, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Earth Care's website reports that the company no longer sells paper. --Belgrano 20:04, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Roselle & Kenaf

Roselle and Kenaf are separate species. I am reverting the merge notices. Roselle should be merged with Bissap -- WormRunner | Talk 14:12, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Roselle and Kenaf are different species. Kenaf is Hibiscus cannabinus and Roselle is Hibiscus sabdariffa. Roselle is also popular for a rose-like red fruit. But, both Kenaf & Roselle are also popular for bast fibers. Ashtonishingly, both fibers are very hard to separate. In India, both of these varieties are called Mesta Jute. Because, both the plants looks quite the same before the fruit blooms its red colors. To get bast fibers from them, the plant is harvested before the blooming of the fruit. --Asif Anwar (Pathik), 10:22, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

I oppose the merger of Gongura with either Kenaf. Gongura is a distinct species of Hibiscus specfic to the geographical region of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It is about five feet tall while Kenaf grows to several feet in height. In addition, Gongura is a special culinary preparation specific to Telugu speaking people. Kumarrao 09:27, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

I think the tag can be removed.Kumarrao (talk) 13:41, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

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Proposed Gongura merge

Gongura is a very distinct and a specific kind of chutney made in a few districts of Andhra Pradesh, south India. Just because of the species congruence, it cannot be merged with Kenaf. Preserve the special character of Gongura.Kumarrao (talk) 07:32, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

I absolutely oppose this. Gongura is a distinct species. This is like saying Canola seed can be merged with rapeseed. Sasank Sleeper (talk) 18:04, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Is Gongura another name for the plant (in which case it makes sense to merge and have a section on its use as food), or is it more specifically used to refer to the food product (in which case, it may make sense to have separate articles, but we'll need to explain that better)? Thomas Kluyver (talk) 15:17, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Further to this, I've done some searching, and it seems that while Gongura is the name of the plant (names like Gongura chutney refer to the food), it is actually part of the species Hibiscus sabdariffa (i.e. Roselle), so it makes no sense to merge it into Kenaf. Looking at Talk:Gongura, it seems that people previously opposed a proposed merge into Roselle. Thomas Kluyver (talk) 15:36, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Oil Spills

Having done kenaf research in the mid-90's, I'll note that one of kenaf's properties was the amazing ability to absorb oil from water and other media.

Kenaf fiber is like an oil sponge. One could literally mix oil into a glass of water, drop some kenaf fiber in and within minutes safely drink the water without even a hint of oily taste.

The oil was then easily retreived from the kenaf simply by squeazing, leaving the kenaf ready to reuse over and over again.

It appears these oil companies (and the government) could use this product. Jfcj1 (talk) 23:40, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Merger

No merger please!Kumarrao (talk) 07:03, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) is Different from Gongura/Puntikura (Hibiscus sabdariffa). So keep these two articles as seperate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spsbattu (talk • contribs) 21:45, 12 April 2011 (UTC)