Abelmoschus esculentus
Gumbo, Okra
Also known as: Abelmoschus bammia (O.Targ.Tozz.) Webb +19 more
- Abelmoschus bammia (O.Targ.Tozz.) Webb
- Abelmoschus esculentus subsp. praecox (Forssk.) A.Chev.
- Abelmoschus esculentus var. deltoidefolius T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar
- Abelmoschus esculentus var. praecox (Forssk.) A.Chev.
- Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Kostel.
- Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Wall.
- Abelmoschus praecox (Forssk.) Sickenb.
- Abelmoschus praecox var. hispidus Sickenb.
- Abelmoschus praecox var. pubescens Sickenb.
- Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Singh
- Abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar
- Hibiscus bammia O.Targ.Tozz.
- Hibiscus esculentus L.
- Hibiscus esculentus var. elongatus Berliand
- Hibiscus esculentus var. praecox (Forssk.) A.Chev.
- Hibiscus esculentus var. textilis A.Chev.
- Hibiscus esculentus var. vavilovii Berliand
- Hibiscus esculentus var. vulgaris Berliand
- Hibiscus esculentus var. zhukovskyi Berliand
- Hibiscus ficifolius Mill.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Found natively in Tropical Asia, Abelmoschus esculentus (commonly known as Gumbo or Okra) is an annual belonging to the Malvaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, India, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Benin, Borneo, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Illinois, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritania, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, South European Russia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Virginia, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe