PLANTS Profile for Abelmoschus esculentus (okra)

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Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
okra

Symbol:

ABES

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Malvaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Photo of Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India. Usage Requirements.

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Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

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Synonyms:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

HIES

Hibiscus esculentus L.

Distribution:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DC, FL, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, SC, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 3 species in Abelmoschus

Classification:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Malvaceae – Mallow family
Genus	Abelmoschus Medik. – okra
Species	Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench – okra

U.S. Weed Information:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

okra

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS

Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21770.

Time Generated: 10/05/2008 10:37 AM MDT