Kenaf

Kenaf is a woody hibiscus bush related to cotton which grows well in sandy clay soils. Growing extremely quickly and not requiring enormous amounts of water, it is a very useful plant grown by several of the Ka-Tepi Farms. It grows to maturity in 120-150 days, twice per year.
Kenaf leaves are useful as fodder for animals if not ploughed under to enrich the soil, the flower petals are medicinal, its tap root is nutritious if not left in the ground to add nutrients to the soil, and the pollen attracts bees which go on to make excellent honey. Useful oil can be extracted from the seeds. 
Dried and ground to powder, kenaf is used in both food and cosmetics, while the stalks can be used for construction material or beaten and separated out to provide fibrous material suitable for everything from paper-making to bedding for animals. The white cores of the stalks are similarly useful to papyrus, producing a much paler and smoother paper than papyrus reeds.