Taxon:  Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. subsp. tuberosus (Span.) Borss. Waalk.



Summary
Genus:
Abelmoschus
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Hibisceae
Nomen number:
105540
Place of publication:
Blumea 14(1):93.  1966
Verified:
02/03/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. (67 active accession[s])
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. subsp. biakensis (Hochr.) Borss. Waalk. (0 active accession[s])
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. subsp. moschatus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hibiscus longifolius Willd. var. tuberosus Span.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.
Hibiscus sagittifolius Kurz

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bates, D. M. 1968. Notes on the cultivated Malvaceae 2. Abelmoschus. Baileya 16:106. Note: = Abelmoschus rugosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
  2. Bisht, I. S. & K. V. Bhat. 2007. Vegetable crops: Okra (Abelmoschus spp.). In: Singh, R. J. et al., eds., Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement 148-183. Note: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton - London - New York
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.
  4. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Australian plant census (APC) (on-line resource).
  5. Fryxell, P. A. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  6. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  7. Patil, P. et al. 2015. A systematic review of the genus Abelmoschus (Malvaceae). Rheedea 25:14-30.
  8. Patil, P. et al. 2015. Taxonomic importance of seed macro- and micro-morphology in Abelmoschus (Malvaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 33:696-707.
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Velayudhan, K. C. et al. 2007. A note on taxonomy of the genus Abelmoschus in India with special reference to the vulnerable status of Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus (Span) Borss. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 152:77-81.
  11. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz.) Merr.
  12. Yunnan Inst. Bot. & Kunming Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci., eds. 1977-. Flora yunnanica. Note: = Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Chinesejian ye qiu kui剑叶秋葵as Abelmoschus sagittifolius2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Abelmoschus sagittifolius
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Velayudhan, K. C. et al. 2007. A note on taxonomy of the genus Abelmoschus in India with special reference to the vulnerable status of Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus (Span) Borss. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 152:77-81.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Velayudhan, K. C. et al. 2007. A note on taxonomy of the genus Abelmoschus in India with special reference to the vulnerable status of Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus (Span) Borss. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 152:77-81.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Velayudhan, K. C. et al. 2007. A note on taxonomy of the genus Abelmoschus in India with special reference to the vulnerable status of Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus (Span) Borss. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 152:77-81.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia   
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka]
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
  • MALESIA: Indonesia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Western Australia (n.), Northern Territory]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.
  2. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  3. Velayudhan, K. C. et al. 2007. A note on taxonomy of the genus Abelmoschus in India with special reference to the vulnerable status of Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus (Span) Borss. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 152:77-81.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Fryxell, P. A. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
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=105540. Accessed 12 May 2026.