Taxon:  Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss. Waalk. var. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Hochr.



Summary
Genus:
Abelmoschus
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Hibisceae
Nomen number:
105537
Place of publication:
Candollea 2:87.  1925
Comment:
  • dating of this publication fide W. Greuter, pers. comm. (via e-mail on 4 Dec 2013)
  • it is considered a distinct taxon at the species level
Verified:
08/19/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
108 (76  active, 9  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. (326 active accession[s])
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. subsp. manihot (0 active accession[s])
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss. Waalk. var. megaspermus Hemadri (0 active accession[s])
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss. Waalk. var. pungens (Roxb.) Hochr. (1 active accession[s])
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. var. manihot (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hibiscus tetraphyllus Roxb. ex Hornem.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Abelmoschus tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Wall.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Abelmoschus mindanaensis Warb. ex Perkins

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bates, D. M. 1968. Notes on the cultivated Malvaceae 2. Abelmoschus. Baileya 16:107-110. Note: = Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
  2. Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14(1):97-99.
  3. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. Note: typical
  4. Patil, P. et al. 2015. A systematic review of the genus Abelmoschus (Malvaceae). Rheedea 25:14-30.
  5. Paul, T. K. & M. P. Nayar. 1988. Malvaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:76.
  6. Reddy, M. T. 2015. Crossability behavior and fertility restoration through colchiploidy in interspecific hybrids of Abelmoschus esculentus × Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphyllus . Int. J. Pl. Sci. Ecol. 1:172-181. Note: ISSN Online 2381-7003
  7. Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
  8. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  9. Werner, O. et al. 2016. Molecular systematics of Abelmoschus (Malvaceae) and genetic diversity within the cultivated species of this genus based on nuclear ITS and chloroplast rpL16 sequence data. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 63:429-445. Note: supports its recognition at the species level as "Abelmoschus tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss."
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawae.Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14(1):97-99.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14(1):97-99.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14(1):97-99.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14(1):97-99.
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka]
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa (e.)], Philippines

Reference(s)
  1. Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14(1):97-99.
  2. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=105537. Accessed 17 April 2026.