Abelmoschus esculentus, (L.) Moench
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1. A. esculentus (L.) Moench View in CoL , Meth. 617 (1794)
( Hibiscus esculentus L. ).
Annual, more or less hispid with simple and forked hairs; stems up to 200 cm, erect. Leaves long-petiolate, cordate to orbicular in outline, with 5-7 dentate lobes. Epicalyx-segments 8-10. Petals 2-5-5 cm, bright yellow, with a dark purple patch at the base. Stigmas deep red. Capsule 6-25 cm, linear-oblong, acuminate, somewhat ridged above, strigose. Cultivated for its edible young fruits in S.E. Europe. [Al Bu Gr Rm Rs (W, K, E).] (Tropical Africa.)
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Abelmoschus esculentus
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
A. esculentus (L.)
| Moench 1794: 617 |