Category: Abelmoschus

Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss.Waalk. ?; . Malvaceae for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 26NOV18 : AK-19 : 19 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Plant seen at the garden. Height was approx 8-10 feet. Seems to be Abelmoschus Species. This has been identified as Okra on their Planthotline. […]

Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Singh, Bot. Gaz. 113:458. 1952; India: In scrub forests up to 900 m. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as per BSI Flora of India; Malvaceae Fortnight- Post 17:: Abelmoschus sp. from Panipat: NS August 02/02 : 11 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (5) This is again I think an Abelmoschus […]

Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss. Waalk. var. pungens (Roxb.) Hochr., Candollea 2:87. 1925 (syn: (≡) Abelmoschus pungens (Roxb.) Voigt; (≡) Hibiscus pungens Roxb. (basionym)); . As per efi thread: Stem non – prickly = A. manihot subsp. manihot (Himalayan subsp.) Stem prickly = A. manihot subsp. tetraphylla —->     […]

Abelmoschus angulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 53 1834. (Syn: Abelmoschus angulosus var. grandiflorus Thwaites; Bamia angulosa Wall.; Hibiscus angulosus (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Steudel; Hibiscus angulosus var. grandiflorus Thw.; Hibiscus angulosus var. purpureus Thwaites; Hibiscus molochinus Alston; Hibiscus primulinus Alston; Hymenocalyx variabilis Zenk.); a-bel-MOS-kus — father (source) of musk … Dave’s […]

Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus (Span.) Borss. Waalk., Blumea 14(1):93. 1966 (Syn: (=) Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.; (=) Hibiscus sagittifolius Kurz)); Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr. (syn: Abelmoschus coccineus S. Y. Hu; Abelmoschus coccineus var. acerifolius S. Y. Hu; Abelmoschus esquirolii (H. Lév.) S. Y. Hu; Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus (Span.) Borss. Waalk. (ambiguous synonym); Hibiscus bellicosus H. […]

Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss.Waalk., Blumea 14: 97 1966. (Syn: Abelmoschus luzonensis Merr.; Abelmoschus mindanaensis Warb.; Abelmoschus tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Wall.; Abelmoschus warreensis Dalz.; Erebennus canaranus Alef.; Hibiscus canaranus Miq. ex Mast.; Hibiscus tetraphyllus Roxb.; (≡) Hibiscus tetraphyllus Roxb. ex Hornem.); . As per efi thread: Stem non – prickly = A. […]

Abelmoschus moschatus Medik., Malvenfam. 46 1787. (Syn: Abelmoschus betulifolia Wall. ..; Hibiscus abelmoschus L. ..);. Common names: Musk mallow, Ambrette plant Hindi, Beng & Guj: Muskdana Mar: Kasturi-bhenda Mal: Kattukasturi Assam: Gorukhia-korai . Herb or undershrub up to 2.5 m tall, hispid to prickly; leaves orbicular or broadly ovate, 3-7 lobed, up to 30 cm long, […]

Abelmoschus ficulneus (L.) Wight & Arn., Cat. Ind. Pl. 14 1833. (Syn. Abelmoschus alborubens Benth.; Abelmoschus alboruber F.Muell.; Abelmoschus strictus Voigt; Hibiscus ficulneus L.; Hibiscus ficulneus var. alboruber (F.Muell.) Domin (Unresolved); Hibiscus sinuatus Cav.); . White Wild Musk Mallow, Native rosella • Hindi: Jangli bhindi • Marathi: Ran bhendi • Tamil: Kattu-vendai • Telugu: Nella benda, […]

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, Methodus 617 1794. (syn. Abelmoschus bammia Webb; Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Kostel.; Abelmoschus officinalis (DC.) Endl.;  Abelmoschus praecox Sickenb.; Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Singh; Abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar; Hibiscus esculentus L.; Hibiscus longifolius Willd.); . a-bel-MOS-kus — from Arabic, abu-al-mosk – father (source) of musk … Dave’s Botanary es-kew-LEN-tus — […]

Abelmoschus crinitus Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 39 1830. (Syn: Abelmoschus cancellatus Wall. ex Voigt; Abelmoschus fusiformis Wall.; Abelmoschus hainanensis S.Y.Hu; Abelmoschus racemosus Wall.; Hibiscus bodinieri H. Lév.; Hibiscus cancellatus Roxb. ex G.Don [Illegitimate]; Hibiscus cavaleriei H. Lév.; Hibiscus crinitus (Wall.) G. Don); India: Throughout in tropical and subtropical evergreen forests; Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, […]