5014.000 Abelmoschus Medik.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves palmately lobed. Flowers solitary, axillary, yellow with purple centre. Epicalyx (in ours) 10-12, linear. Calyx splitting laterally and deciduous with the corolla. Ovary 5-locular. Fruit an elongated, dehiscent capsule.

Worldwide: 15 species in the Old World tropics

DRC: 1 cultivated taxon.

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esculentus (L.) MoenchDescription, Image

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Abelmoschus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Abelmoschus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Abelmoschus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Abelmoschus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Abelmoschus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Abelmoschus
JSTOR Plant Science: Abelmoschus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Abelmoschus
Plants of the World Online: Abelmoschus
Tropicos: Abelmoschus
Wikipedia: Abelmoschus
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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cultivated plants: Genus page: Abelmoschus.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=943, retrieved 13 May 2026

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