Details for: PI 500173, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Origin:

Collected – Zambia

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

Nov 1981

PI Assigned:

1986

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

194
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	10 count		PI 500173 01 SD

Restrictions
Subject to federal import restriction(s)
https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/plants-for-planting-hub

USA – (Many countries; All propagules except seeds; See Plants for Planting Manual for seed regulations)

Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/npb_ca_summary_2025_-_grkn_added.pdf

USA – California (See state regulation: Cotton pest.)

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Origin:

Collected – Zambia

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

Nov 1981

PI Assigned:

1986

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

10 May 1981.
Zambia
Locality: Chunka, Mazabuka District, Southern Province
Coordinates: -16.1667, 27.5167 (Map it)
Elevation: 1141m.

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

Language	Name	Alternate name	seq	Citation
English	gumbo		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	lady's-fingers		1	Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
English	okra		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Chinese	ka fei huang kui	咖啡黄葵	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
French	gombo		2	Humbert, J.-H., ed. 1936-. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores.
French	okra		2	Demilly, 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.
German	eßbarer Bisameibisch		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1162.
German	Ocker		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Hindi	bhindi		2	Schafleitner, 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
Indonesian	kopi arab		2	Siemonsma, 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.
Italian	gombo		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Italian	ocra		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Malay	kacang bendi		2	Siemonsma, 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		2	Hermann, M. 1997. Arracacha. Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft. In: Hermann, M. & J. Heller (eds.), Andean roots and tubers: Ahipa, arracacha, maca and yacon. 87.
Spanish	gombo		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Swedish	okra		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russian	bamiâ		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
CHEMICAL	Seed oil percentage	Average percent seed oil content	17.4	OKRA.SEED.OIL.CONTENT.2012		Not Available
GROWTH	Plant Height	Plant height in centimeters	160	S9.OKRA	PI 500173 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Plant Color	Color of mature plant	5 - Green	S9.OKRA	PI 500173 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Length	Relative pod length on 1-9 scale	2 - Short	S9.OKRA	PI 500173 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Axis	Pod axis type	3 - Straight	S9.OKRA	PI 500173 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Pod Type	General pod type	1 - Angular	S9.OKRA	PI 500173 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Spines	Spine density on the pod surface	7 - Heavy	S9.OKRA	PI 500173 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Stalk Strength	Relative stalk strength	1 - Strong	S9.OKRA	PI 500173 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Type	Plant growth habit	1 - Branched	S9.OKRA	PI 500173 01 SD
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Plant maturity on 1-9 scale (1 = Early season)	5 - Midseason	S9.OKRA	PI 500173 01 SD