Okra Abelmoschus esculentus

Classification

Malvaceae [family]
Abelmoschus [genus] (2)
esculentus [species]

Classification

Malvaceae [family]
Abelmoschus [genus] (2)
esculentus [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
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  • Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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  • Saba
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  • Sint Eustatius
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  • Sint Maarten
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    Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Aruba
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  • Introduced (2) - Bonaire
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  • Introduced (2) - Curaçao
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  • Introduced (2) - Saba
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  • Introduced (2) - Sint Eustatius
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  • Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten
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    Distribution description Uncertain origin, possibly Africa.
    Notes on presence status Cultivated.

    Publications

    • Howard, R.A. 1989. Dicotyledoneae - Part 2. In: Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands. 5: 604. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
    • Slogteren, J.H. van 1984. Malvaceae. Flora of the Netherlands Antilles 3: 199-230.
    • WCSP 2017. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [link]