Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Abelmoschus esculentus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Abelmoschus esculentus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Abelmoschus esculentus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hibiscus esculentus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Abelmoschus esculentus
COMMON NAME:
Okra, Gumbo
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JK Marlow jkm210806_2447
August Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210806_2448
August Spartanburg County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_a_esculentus_4199
August Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_a_esculentus_4200
August Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_a_esculentus_4201
August Miami-Dade County FL
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JK Marlow jkm101003_115
October Greenville County SC
Beechwood Farms
Perhaps better included in a broadly circumscribed Hibiscus, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm101003_119
October Greenville County SC
Beechwood Farms
Leaf blade palmately 3-7 lobed, sparsely hirsute on both surfaces, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm101003_122
October Greenville County SC
Beechwood Farms
Corolla yellow or white with dark purple center, per Flora of China.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Abelmoschus esculentus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Abelmoschus esculentus
FAMILY
Malvaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Abelmoschus esculentus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hibiscus esculentus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Abelmoschus esculentus
3519
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Habitat: Frequently cultivated in gardens, rarely persistent or self-seeding the year following, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Africa
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Creamy-white
(with a red or purple center)
5 sepals united at base or more than half their length
5 petals united at base
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
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