Malvaceae Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Engraving from H.Sloane (1707 Jamaican voyage... )
| |	© H.Sloane (Sherardian lib. Oxford)

Keywords in this picture :

• Fruit
• Flower & fruit
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Grenada - GRENADA
• Mole National Park - NSBPGHANA

Species information

Description
Blades 3-5 lobed up to 20 x 24cm; serrated; flowers stalks to 2cm calyx 17mm splitting on one side; corolla c 4cm yellow with dark red centre. Fruits to 20cm x 4 cm, 5-angled with many seeds.

Interest
The okra plant, widely cultivated for immature fruits eaten as a glutinous vegetable. Seeds can be used as a coffee substitute.

Specimen information

Collector
Hawthorne, W.D.

Specimen Number
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