Difference between revisions of "Abelmoschus esculentus"
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|distribution=Fla.;Ga.;La.;Miss.;N.C.;S.C.;Va.;s Asia;Africa;sw Pacific Islands;introduced also in Mexico and elsewhere nearly worldwide. | |distribution=Fla.;Ga.;La.;Miss.;N.C.;S.C.;Va.;s Asia;Africa;sw Pacific Islands;introduced also in Mexico and elsewhere nearly worldwide. | ||
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|discussion=<p><i>Abelmoschus esculentus</i> is a cultigen, apparently domesticated in India for the edible, unripe, succulent, mucilaginous young capsule and edible leaves; it may escape from commercial and garden cultivation and sometimes persist in waste places.</p> | |discussion=<p><i>Abelmoschus esculentus</i> is a cultigen, apparently domesticated in India for the edible, unripe, succulent, mucilaginous young capsule and edible leaves; it may escape from commercial and garden cultivation and sometimes persist in waste places.</p> | ||
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|subfamily=Malvaceae subfam. Malvoideae | |subfamily=Malvaceae subfam. Malvoideae | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:20, 5 November 2020
Plants 1–2 m. Stems often red blotched, coarse. Leaf blades scarcely lobed to palmately divided, 10–25 cm, ± broader than long. Pedicels not articulated, stout; involucellar bractlets linear, to 2.5 cm. Flowers: corolla to 8 cm diam.; staminal column anther-bearing from near base, apex 5-toothed. Capsules cylindric, slightly 5-angled, beaked, 8–30 cm. 2n = 72, 108, 118, 120, 122, 130, 132, 144.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Fertile, well-drained soil with ample moisture, waste places
Elevation: 0–30 m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Va., s Asia, Africa, sw Pacific Islands, introduced also in Mexico and elsewhere nearly worldwide.
Discussion
Abelmoschus esculentus is a cultigen, apparently domesticated in India for the edible, unripe, succulent, mucilaginous young capsule and edible leaves; it may escape from commercial and garden cultivation and sometimes persist in waste places.
Selected References
None.