Abelmoschus
Abelmoschus | |
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Abelmoschus esculentus leaves, flower buds and young fruit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
Tribe: | Hibisceae |
Genus: | Abelmoschus Medik.[1] |
Species | |
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Abelmoschus is a genus of about fifteen species of flowering plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to tropical Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It was formerly included within Hibiscus, but is now classified as a distinct genus. The genus name derives from Arabic meaning 'father of musk' or 'source of musk' referring to the scented seeds.[2][3]
The genus comprises
Abelmoschus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Chionodes hibiscella which has been recorded on A. moschatus.
Species
Plants of the World Online currently includes:[4]
- Abelmoschus angulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
- Abelmoschus caillei (A.Chev.) Stevels – (syn. Hibiscus manihot var. caillei). West African okra
- Abelmoschus crinitus Wall. – (syb. Hibiscus crinitus)
- Abelmoschus enbeepeegearensis K.J.John, Scariah, Nissar, K.V.Bhat & S.R.Yadav
- White wild musk mallow
- Abelmoschus hostilis (Wall. ex Mast.) M.S.Khan & M.S.Hussain
- Aibika
- Abelmosk
- Abelmoschus muliensis K.M.Feng
- Abelmoschus palianus Sutar, K.V.Bhat & S.R.Yadav
- Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.
Uses
Several species are edible, with both the young seed pods and the young leaves being eaten as a vegetable. The most important commercially-grown species is okra.
Abelmoschus manihot (aibika) furnishes cordage like
Gallery of different species
References
- ^ "Abelmoschus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-03-12. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- OCLC 741564356.
- Species plantarum (see: Über einige künstliche Geschlechter aus der Malven-Familie: 46) and Linnaeus in his turn, citing his own Hortus Cliffortianus (see: Species plantarum ed.2: 980), took the name from Morison (see: Hortus Cliffortianus: 349, last line of the page).
- ^ Plants of the World Online: Abelmoschus Medik. (retrieved 8 August 2021)
- OCLC 41361544. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Wellness Library:Ambrette (Abelmoschus moschatus)". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- Kundu BC, Biswas C. 1973. Anatomical characters for distinguishing the genera Abelmoschus and Hibiscus. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. 60. (3): 295