Details for: PI 142786, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, Bamia


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Top Name:
Bamia
Origin:
Collected – Kermānshāh, Iran
Received by NPGS:
03 Dec 1941
PI Assigned:
1941
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed10 countPI 142786 01 SD
 
Restrictions
Subject to federal import restriction(s)
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  • USA – (Many countries; All propagules except seeds; See Plants for Planting Manual for seed regulations)
Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
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  • USA – California (See state regulation: Cotton pest.)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Top Name:
Bamia
Origin:
Collected – Kermānshāh, Iran
Received by NPGS:
03 Dec 1941
PI Assigned:
1941
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
28 December 1940.
Kermānshāh, Iran
Locality: From Qasrishirin, Kermanshah

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Bamia
Type: Local name

7881
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Common in gardens. Stalks are branched to 7 feet, with pods 6 inches long when ripe.
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Genus:
Abelmoschus
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Hibisceae
Nomen number:

619
Place of publication:

Methodus 617. 1794
Comment:
a probable allopolyploid
Verified:
07/26/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hibiscus esculentus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hibiscus longifolius Willd.
Hibiscus longifolius Willd. var. longifolius

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgumbo  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishlady's-fingers  1Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Englishokra  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Chineseka fei huang kui咖啡黄葵 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchgombo  2Humbert, J.-H., ed. 1936-. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores.
Frenchokra  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
Germaneßbarer Bisameibisch  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1162.
GermanOcker  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Hindibhindi  2Schafleitner, R. et al. 2013. The okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) transcriptome as a source for gene sequence information and molecular markers for diversity analysis. Gene 517:27-36. Note: polyploid; 2n=72, 108, 120, 132, and 144
Indonesiankopi arab  2Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:57.
Italiangombo  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Italianocra  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Malaykacang bendi  2Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:57.
Portuguese (Brazil)quiabo  2Hermann, M. 1997. Arracacha. Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft. In: Hermann, M. & J. Heller (eds.), Andean roots and tubers: Ahipa, arracacha, maca and yacon. 87.
Spanishgombo  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Swedishokra  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russianbamiâ  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALSeed oil percentageAverage percent seed oil content18.4 OKRA.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
GROWTHPlant HeightPlant height in centimeters170 S9.OKRAPI 142786 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPlant ColorColor of mature plant5 - Green S9.OKRAPI 142786 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPod LengthRelative pod length on 1-9 scale1 - Very short S9.OKRAPI 142786 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPod AxisPod axis type9 - Mixture of curved and straight axes S9.OKRAPI 142786 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPod TypeGeneral pod type1 - Angular S9.OKRAPI 142786 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpinesSpine density on the pod surface5 - Moderate S9.OKRAPI 142786 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStalk StrengthRelative stalk strength1 - Strong S9.OKRAPI 142786 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem TypePlant growth habit1 - Branched S9.OKRAPI 142786 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityPlant maturity on 1-9 scale (1 = Early season)5 - Midseason S9.OKRAPI 142786 01 SD