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



Summary
Genus:
Abelmoschus
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Hibisceae
Nomen number:
310228
Place of publication:
Candollea 2:87.  1925
Comment:
dating of this publication fide W. Greuter, pers. comm. (via e-mail on 4 Dec 2013)
Verified:
08/19/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
12 (1  active, 0  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. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Hochr. (76 active accession[s])
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. var. manihot (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hibiscus pungens Roxb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Abelmoschus pungens (Roxb.) Voigt

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bates, D. M. 1968. Notes on the cultivated Malvaceae 2. Abelmoschus. Baileya 16:109. Note: = Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
  2. Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14:99-100.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  5. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  6. Hsieh, S.-I et al. 2013. Abelmoschus manihot var. pungens (Roxburgh) Hochreutiner (Malvaceae), a newly naturalized plant in Taiwan. Taiwania 58:119-123.
  7. Naqshi, A. R. et al. 1988. Malvaceae of Jammu and Kashmir State, India. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75:1499-1524. Note: as Abelmoschus pungens
  8. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: = Abelmoschus pungens
  9. Patil, P. et al. 2015. A systematic review of the genus Abelmoschus (Malvaceae). Rheedea 25:14-30. Note: 2n=138
  10. Patil, P. et al. 2015. Taxonomic importance of seed macro- and micro-morphology in Abelmoschus (Malvaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 33:696-707. Note: based on seed characteristics (shape, size, indument and wall structure) this study proposed this taxon as a synonym of Abelmoschus angulosus
  11. Paul, T. K. & M. P. Nayar. 1988. Malvaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 19:77.
  12. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBiharn.e.Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: = Abelmoschus pungens
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14:99-100.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand n.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14:99-100.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14:99-100.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14:99-100.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Assam, Bihar (n.e.), Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand (n.)
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Sumatera], Malaysia, Philippines

Reference(s)
  1. Borssum Waalkes, J. v. 1966. Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14:99-100.
  2. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  3. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  4. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: = Abelmoschus pungens
  5. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  6. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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=310228. Accessed 12 May 2026.