Details for: PI 686133, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, Grif 12955

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Top Name:

Grif 12955

Origin:

Collected – Uttar Pradesh, India

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

10 Sep 1996

Improvement Status:

Uncertain improvement status

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	10 count		PI 686133 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

Top Name:

Grif 12955

Origin:

Collected – Uttar Pradesh, India

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

10 Sep 1996

Improvement Status:

Uncertain improvement status

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Source History

Collected

Uttar Pradesh, India
Locality: Nigina, Bijnor

Donated

10 September 1996.

Donor(s):

Chng, Rosemary, International Plant Genetic Resouces Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

Grif 12955

Type: Site identifier

IC 111478

Type: Other or unclassified name

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	Availability
MORPHOLOGY	Spines	Spine density on the pod surface	3 - Light	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of Fruit Color	Uniformity of fruit color at maturity	1 - Very uniform	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of Fruit Shape	Uniformity of fruit shape	1 - Very uniform	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of Fruit Size	Uniformity of fruit size	1 - Very uniform	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Uniformity of Fruit Surface	Uniformity of fruit surface features	1 - Very uniform	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Shape	Fruit shape		S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Shape	Leaf shape	M - Mixed	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Branching	Branching	5 - Medium	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Epicalyx Persistence	Persistence of epicalyx segments	1 - Non-persistent (up to 7 days)	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Epicalyx Segments	Number of epicalyx segments	2 - From 8 to 10	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Epicalyx Shape	Shape of epicalyx segments	1 - Linear	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Pubescence	Fruit pubescence	5 - Slightly rough	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Color	Fruit color	2 - Green	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Position	Position of fruit on main stem	3 - Erect	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Color	Leaf color	1 - Green	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Petal Blotch	Red coloration of petal base (petal blotch)	2 - Both sides	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Petal Color	Petal color	2 - Yellow	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Plant Type	General plant type	3 - Erect	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Ridges	Ridges per fruit	2 - 5 to 7	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Color	Stem color	5 - Green with red patches	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Pubescence	Stem pubescence	5 - Slight	S9.OKRA.GRIFFIN.2004	Not Available