Details for: PI 500163, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1981
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed10 countPI 500163 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
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1981
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
07 June 1981.
Zambia
Locality: Simunchembu, Gwemke District, Southern Province
Coordinates: -17.0000, 27.0000 (Map it)

Donated
November 1981.
Italy
Comment: Received through Intern. Board for Pl. Genetic Resources (IBPGR), Rome, Italy
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Narrative
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 content16.6 OKRA.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012 Not Available
GROWTHPlant HeightPlant height in centimeters210 S9.OKRAPI 500163 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPlant ColorColor of mature plant5 - Green S9.OKRAPI 500163 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPod LengthRelative pod length on 1-9 scale2 - Short S9.OKRAPI 500163 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPod AxisPod axis type5 - Stocky S9.OKRAPI 500163 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPod TypeGeneral pod type1 - Angular S9.OKRAPI 500163 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSpinesSpine density on the pod surface7 - Heavy S9.OKRAPI 500163 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStalk StrengthRelative stalk strength1 - Strong S9.OKRAPI 500163 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem TypePlant growth habit1 - Branched S9.OKRAPI 500163 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityPlant maturity on 1-9 scale (1 = Early season)8 - Late S9.OKRAPI 500163 01 SD