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Abelmoschus esculentus
About
Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus, known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers, is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to East Africa. Cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions around the world for its edible green seed pods, okra is used in the cuisines of many countries.
- Family
- Malvaceae
In the kitchen
Okra is cultivated around the world for its edible green seed pods, which are used as a versatile ingredient in the cuisines of many different countries.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Abelmoschus esculentus
- Slug
- abelmoschus-esculentus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abelmoschus
- Species
- esculentus
- Wikidata QID
- Q80531
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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