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Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

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Moench. In: Methodus 617. (1794).
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Malvales
family
Malvaceae
genus
Abelmoschus
species
Abelmoschus esculentus

Name

Synonyms
Abelmoschus bammia Webb
Abelmoschus esculentus subsp. praecox (Forssk.) A.Chev.
Abelmoschus esculentus subsp. textilis A.Chev.
Abelmoschus esculentus var. praecox (Forssk.) A.Chev.
Abelmoschus officinalis Endl.
Abelmoschus officinalis Endl. ex Heynh.
Abelmoschus praecox Sickenb.
Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Singh
Abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar
Hibiscus bammia Tozzetti
Hibiscus esculentus L.
Hibiscus esculentus var. praecox (Forssk.) A.Chev.
Hibiscus esculentus var. textilis A.Chev.
Hibiscus ficifolius Mill.
Hibiscus hispidissimus A.Chev.
Hibiscus longifolius Roxb.
Hibiscus praecox Forssk.
Homonyms
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Common names
Gumbo in English
Ocker in German
Okra in English
Okra in German
bamiâ in language.
djongo in language.
dongo in language.
eßbarer Bisameibisch in German
gombo in Italian
gombo in Spanish
gombo in French
gumbo in English
gumbo in English
gumbo in English
ka fei huang kui in language.
kacang bendi in Malay
kinkumi in language.
kopi arab in Indonesian
lady's finger in English
lady's-finger in English
lady's-fingers in English
molendu in language.
mulembwe in language.
mulendu in language.
ocra in Italian
okra in Swedish
okra in French
okra in English
okra in English
okra in English
quiabo in Portuguese
quiabo in language.
Okra in English
Giambo in language.
Ochro in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 2015: null. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. 496.
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021a), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ABES
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