East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber.

• 东印度稀疏的多刺的一年生的药草或多年生的半灌木，由于其多肉的被用在果馅饼中和果冻中的花萼以及树的内皮光纤而被广泛种植。