Okra (US: / ˈ oʊ k r ə /, UK: / ˈ ɒ k r ə /), Abelmoschus esculentus, known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers, [2] [3] is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to East Africa. [4]

2025年1月15日 · okra, (Abelmoschus esculentus), herbaceous hairy annual plant of the mallow family and its edible fruit. It is native to the tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere and is widely cultivated or naturalized in the tropics and subtropics of the Western Hemisphere. Only the tender unripe fruit is eaten.

Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Moench) of the Malvaceae family (also known as Hibiscus esculentus) is an annual herb that is more commonly known in several other vernacular names as ladies finger, okra, bhindi, or gumbo [1,2,3].

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.), belonging to the family Malvaceae, is commonly known as Lady’s finger, as well as by several vernacular names, including okra, bhindi, okura, quimgombo, bamia, gombo, and lai long ma, in the different geographical regions of its cultivation [1].

It is native to tropical areas of Africa and Asia and can be grown in warmer temperate parts of the USA. The plant will grow 3-4 feet tall with a multi-branched form. Sow seeds or plant transplants in spring after the chance of frost has passed. If grown from seed, ensure the temperatures remain above 55 degrees F or start indoors.

Okra (<i>Abelmoschus esculentus</i>), or better known as Lady’s-Finger, is an edible plant belonging to the Hibiscus family. Unripe fruits are harvested and used as a vegetable in many Asian cuisines. When eaten, the Okra produces a mucilaginous texture which consists of soluble fibre, results in a gooey or slimy mouthfeel.

Abelmoschus esculentus, commonly called okra, is native to tropical Africa and Asia. It is an annual that typically grows 3-5' tall. It is grown for harvest of its edible fruit/seed pods which are perhaps best noted as the signature ingredient in gumbo.

It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for fuel and food. Bangladesh, India, West Himalaya.

2022年2月9日 · Abelmoschus esculentus (2n = 130) is probably an amphidiploid (allotetraploid), derived from A. tuberculatus Pal & Singh (2n = 58), a wild species from India, and a still unknown species with 2n = 72 chromosomes.

"Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). The flower of Okra (= "lady's fingers", Abelmoschus esculentus, Malvaceae) cultivated close to Chimoio town in Mozambique. The green fruit is eaten as a vegetable."