The plant is known in South Africa as wild jute, wilde jute (Afrikaans), thelele (Sepedi), delele (Tshivenda), gushe or bush okra and is widely found in arid regions of Africa and the Middle East.
Kha ḽa Afrika tshipembe u ḓivhiwa sa wilde jute (tshivhuru), thelele (Sepedi), delele (Tshivenḓa), gushe kana bush okra i wanala nga maanḓa kha vhupo ha arid regions ha Afrika na Middle East.