Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
MALVACEAE
- Mallow family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
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Name: Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Okra
English name: gumbo English name: lady's-fingers
French name: gombo
Italian name: ocra
German name: Ocker
Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Synonyms:
= Hibiscus esculentus L.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abelmoschus
Species:
Page counter: 1268 ( AVG: 222.22 / 291.354 )
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Abelmoschus esculentus
Red Velvet small plant at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Fruit at Dairy Rd Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Habit at Dairy Rd Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Leaves at Greenhouse behind galley Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Fruit at Maui County Fair Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Fruit at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Leaves at Greenhouse behind galley Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Abelmoschus esculentus
Fruit at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Fruiting habit at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Fruit at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Abelmoschus esculentus
Fruit flower and leaves at Dairy Rd Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Leaves at Community Garden Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Fruit and leaves at Dairy Rd Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Abelmoschus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (CT, DC, FL, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, SC, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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