5014.000 Abelmoschus
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves palmately lobed. Flowers solitary, axillary, yellow with purple centre. Epicalyx (in ours) 10-12, linear. Calyx splitting laterally and deciduous with the corolla. Ovary 5-locular. Fruit an elongated, dehiscent capsule. Worldwide: 15 species in the Old World tropics Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| esculentus (L.) Moench | N,W,E | Description, Image |
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Flora of Mozambique: AbelmoschusFlora of Zambia: Abelmoschus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Abelmoschus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AbelmoschusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Abelmoschus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Abelmoschus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Abelmoschus
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iNaturalist: Abelmoschus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Abelmoschus
JSTOR Plant Science: Abelmoschus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Abelmoschus
Plants of the World Online: Abelmoschus
Tropicos: Abelmoschus
Wikipedia: Abelmoschus