Abelmoschus esculentus L.

 
  • Family : MALVACEAE
    (Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY (गुड़हल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Har B.Singh
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
  • Common name : Lady's finger, Gumbo, Okra
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bhindi (Hindi), Bhendi (Oria)
    • Bendekai (Kannada)
    • Vendai (Tamil)
    • Bendakaya (Telugu)
    • Bindha (Sanskrit)
    • Bhendi (Marathi)
    • Venda (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for its edible fruits
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Nanded district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in moist tropical countries
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Udupi
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Abelmoschus esculentus. Downloaded on 2 December 2024.

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