Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Vernacular name: Bhindi, Okra, Lady’s Finger (Hindi: भिंडी)
Species Name: Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (syn. Hibiscus esculentus L.)
Family: Malvaceae
Habit: Annual herb, up to about 2 m tall.
Stem: Erect, branched, succulent, cylindrical, covered with stiff hairs.
Leaf: Alternate, large, palmately lobed to divided, up to 25 cm across, serrate, hairy; long-petiolate with stipules.
Flowering: Throughout the year under favourable conditions.
Flowers: Large, solitary, axillary, yellow with a dark crimson centre; 5 petals; numerous stamens united into a staminal column; ovary superior, 5-locular.
Fruit: Elongated, ridged, green capsule, 10–25 cm long, containing numerous round, mucilaginous seeds.
Uses:
- Vernacular name: Bhindi, Okra, Lady’s Finger (Hindi: भिंडी)
- Species Name: Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (syn. Hibiscus esculentus L.)
- Family: Malvaceae
- Habit: Annual herb, up to about 2 m tall.
- Stem: Erect, branched, succulent, cylindrical, covered with stiff hairs.
- Leaf: Alternate, large, palmately lobed to divided, up to 25 cm across, serrate, hairy; long-petiolate with stipules.
- Flowering: Throughout the year under favourable conditions.
- Flowers: Large, solitary, axillary, yellow with a dark crimson centre; 5 petals; numerous stamens united into a staminal column; ovary superior, 5-locular.
- Fruit: Elongated, ridged, green capsule, 10–25 cm long, containing numerous round, mucilaginous seeds.
