Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, 1794 18% complete

Okra

Methodus 617. 1794

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Sourced8 Source not recorded7 Not on the record1 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data, POWO / WCVP (Kew)
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Moench Sourced
Bibliography Methodus 617. 1794 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1794 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Okra No source recorded
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Observations India to Myanmar No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 70 cm Sourced
Biological type therophyte Sourced
Edible part seeds
  • seeds · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
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Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
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Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Vegetable true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Phenology
Duration annual Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced