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Abelmoschus is a genus of about fifteen species of flowering plants in the mallow family , native to tropical Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It was formerly included within Hibiscus , but is now classified as a distinct genus.
Abelmoschus moschatus is an aromatic and species of medicinal plant in the family Malvaceae native to Asia and Australia. [2] It has many common names, including Abelmosk, ambrette, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow, [2] musk okra, [2] ornamental okra, rose mallow, tropical jewel hibiscus, [2] and Yorka okra.
Abelmoschus manihot, commonly known as aibika, is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a tropical subshrub or shrub native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, central and southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and Queensland. [2] It is cultivated and eaten as a leaf vegetable, among other uses.
Okra (US: / ˈ oʊ k r ə /, UK: / ˈ ɒ k r ə /), Abelmoschus esculentus, known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers, [2] [3] is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to East Africa. [4]
Abelmoschus ficulneus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Abelmoschus of the family Malvaceae. It is commonly known as the "white wild musk mallow" or native rosella, it is a fibrous perennial with a woody stem. Its flowers bloom about an inch in diameter with colors of pink or white, with a rose center; [2] its leaves are palmate. [4]
Abelmoschus caillei, the West African okra, is a plant species in the family Malvaceae. It occurs in humid areas of West and Central Africa, [2] where it is used as a vegetable. [3] It originated as an allopolyploid hybrid of Abelmoschus esculentus and A. manihot, and is often mistaken for either of those two plants. [1]
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Abelmoschus angulosus is a plant species in the family Malvaceae, found in the Indian Subcontinent, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia. [1] It grows in temperate and wet regions between 750 and 2000 m, and is the only wild species of the genus Abelmoschus with a notable tolerance to low temperatures and light frost.