- Family:
- Malvaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Abelmoschus Medik.
- Species:
- Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.
Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. moschatus

[FTEA]
Malvaceae, Bernard Verdcourt & Geoffrey Mwachala. Pavonia, B Verdcourt; Kosteletzkya, OJ Blanchard Jr.; Gossypium, P Fryxell & B Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb with slender tap root.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems mostly retrorsely hispid or glabrous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Epicalyx
- Epicalyx segments usually appressed in fruit
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla yellow with purple centre
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule 5–8 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds glabrous or nearly so.
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced into:
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Belize, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Liberia, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Peru, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zaïre
- Abelmoschus betulifolia Wall.
- Abelmoschus chinensis Wall.
- Abelmoschus ciliaris (C.Presl) Walp.
- Abelmoschus cubensis Walp.
- Abelmoschus cucurbitaceus Walp.
- Abelmoschus haenkeanus C.Presl
- Abelmoschus lanyunatus (S.S.Ying) S.S.Ying
- Abelmoschus magnificus Wall.
- Abelmoschus marianus C.Presl
- Abelmoschus moschatus var. betulifolius (Mast.) Hochr.
- Abelmoschus moschatus var. lanyunatus S.S.Ying
- Abelmoschus moschatus var. multiformis (Mast.) Hochr.
- Abelmoschus palustris Walp.
- Abelmoschus roseus Walp.
- Abelmoschus sublobatus C.Presl
- Hibiscus abelmoschus var. betulifolius Mast.
- Hibiscus abelmoschus var. multiformis Mast.
- Hibiscus cardiophyllus Baill.
- Hibiscus ciliaris C.Presl
- Hibiscus flavescens Cav.
- Hibiscus haenkeanus (C.Presl) Fern.-Vill.
- Hibiscus multiformis Steud.
- Hibiscus pseudabelmoschus Blume
- Hibiscus ricinifolius Wall.
- Hibiscus roxburghii Steud.
- Hibiscus sublobatus (C.Presl) Hochr.
Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. moschatus appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Nov 1, 1959 | Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1918], Myanmar | Hibiscus abelmoschus var. betulifolius | K000873439 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Accepted by
- Florence, J. (2004). Flore de la Polynésie Française 2: 1-503. IRD editions, Paris.
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