japa :

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Allied species:

classical categorization

bhava prakasha - Pushpa Varga
Shodala Nighantu - Amradi varga
Raja Nighantu - Karaveeradi Varga

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Japa, Japapushpa, Raktapushpi, Japakusuma, Arkapriya, Aruna, Harivallabha, Japapushpa, Java, Joba, Ondrakhya, Pratika, Raktapushpi, Trisandhya
English: Chinese hibiscus, shoe-flower plant , Blackening plant, China rose, Hawaiian Hibiscus English China rose, Shoe flower
Hindi: Jasut, Gurhal, Jasund, Gudhal
Urdu: Gul gurhal taza
Telugu: Dasanamu, Daasaana chettu, Mandara, Daanachettu, Japapushpamu
Bengali: Joba, Javaphul, Jaba
Marathi: Jaswand जासवंद, Jaswand
Konkani: Dosni Phool दोस्णि फुल
Oriya: Mondaro
Gujarathi: Jasuva, Jasus
Tamil: செம்பருத்தி Cembarutti, Cembarutti, Parattai, Arattam, Capakucumam, Uruttiraputpam, Tiruttikkiritam, Ampurukam, Semparathan
Malayalam: Ayamparathi, Chemparati
Kannada: Daasavala, Kempu daasavala, Kempu pundrike
Punjabi: jasum
Arabic: Angira
Spanish: Rosa de China.
Assamese: Rokta-joba
Japanese: Aka-bana, Fusou, Haibisukasu.
Chinese: Zhu jin, Da hong hua, Fo sang, Fu sang.
French: Hibiscus de Chine, Hibiscus rose de Chine , Rose de Chine.
German: Chinesischer Roseneibisch
Burma: Khaung-yan
Nepal: Baarhmaase phuul, Gudahal, Japaa kusum, Japa puspii, Rakta puspi.
Persian: Angira
Sinhalese: Pokuru wada (පොකුරු වද)