Plant Details

Accepted name:: Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
akacakattiri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akayakkattiri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asrapatraka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baamiya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bamea	Other	Survey of Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
bamieh	Other	Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh, 2012)
bamiya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bamiyah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bamiâ	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
bandakai	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
bandakka	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
benda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
benda_kaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bendakainaru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bendakaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bende	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bende kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bende kaayi gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bende kayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bende naaru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bende-kayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bendekai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bendi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhajichi-bhendi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhandi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhenda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhendekayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhendi	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhendo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bheri	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhinda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhindatika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhindi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
bhindi-tori	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chatupunda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chatushpada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
common okra	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
darivka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
darvika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dongo	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
dongo dongo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
eßbarer bisameibisch	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
fau tangaloa	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
gambo okra	Other	Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
gandhamula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gobbo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gombo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
gombo commun	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
gumbo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
gumbu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
hadhari	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
handagug	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ila	Other	Med. Plants in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
ka fei huang kui	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kacang bendi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kalaniventai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karaparna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karaparnaphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasturilatika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ketmie comestible	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ketmie gombo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
kisturilatika	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
kopi arab	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kshatrasambhava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ladies fingers	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
lady's finger	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
lady's fingers	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
lady's-fingers	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ladys-finger	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lonto	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mautteyacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mautteyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mbamia	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mbinda	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
molenda	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
nattuventai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
néhu	Other	Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ochroes	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ocker	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ocra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
okra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
okro	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
oseille de gombo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
penda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pentaikkay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pichhila	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pitali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
quiabeiro	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
quiabo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
quingombo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ram turai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ram-turai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ram-turi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ram-turi or ram-turai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ramtoria	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ramtoriya	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ramturai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sushaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tindisa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tindisha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tinticam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uparamayacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uparamayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valukkuventi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vantai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
venaikkay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
venda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vendai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vendaik-kai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vendaik-kay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vendaikkai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vendakaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vendi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
venta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ventai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ventaicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ventaikkay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ventak-kaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
venti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ventikkay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ventukkay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrittabija	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
බණ්ඩක්කා	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Fruit, seeds		Med. Plants in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
Seed		Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002)
Fruit		Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh, 2012)
Seed		Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Fruits, Seed		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Fruit, Leaf		Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
Fruit, Seed		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Fruits, Seeds		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
leaf, seed		Survey of Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
flower		Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
seed		Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
seed		Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007)
fruit, leaf		Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
Fruit (Seed)		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 14 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Hibiscus esculentus L. Sp. Pl.: 696 (1753).
Abelmoschus bammia (O.Targ.Tozz.) Webb Fragm. Fl. Aethiop.-Aegypt.: 48 (1854).
Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 5: 1859 (1936).
Abelmoschus praecox (Forssk.) Sickenb. Mém. Inst. Égypt. 4: 192 (1901).
Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Singh Bot. Gaz. 113: 458 (1952).
Abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar Bull. Bot. Surv. India 24: 215 (1982 publ. 1983).
Hibiscus bammia O.Targ.Tozz. Ann. Mus. Imp. Fis. Firenze 2: 51 (1810).
Hibiscus esculentus var. praecox (Forssk.) A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 20: 323 (1940).
Hibiscus esculentus var. textilis A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 20: 325 (1940).
Hibiscus ficifolius Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 15 (1768).
Hibiscus hispidissimus A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 20: 326 (1940), nom. illeg.
Hibiscus longifolius Willd. Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 3: 827 (1800).
Hibiscus longifolius Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 210 (1832), nom. illeg.
Hibiscus praecox Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 125 (1775).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Abelmoschus esculentus	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Plants in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.)	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Fijian Medicinal Plants (Cambie & Ash, 1994) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants and Fungi Project (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.)Moench	SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
Abelmoschus esculentus (Linn.) Moench	SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (2015)
Abelmoschus esculentus (Linnaeus) Moench	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Abelmoschus esculentus Moench.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Hibiscus esculenta	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Hibiscus esculentus	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007) Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Hibiscus esculentus L.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh, 2012) Survey of Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Hibiscus esculentus Linn.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (2015)

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