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Abelmoschus
Sign in to saveAbelmoschus is a genus of about fifteen species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It was formerly included within Hibiscus, but is now classified as a distinct genus. The genus name derives from Arabic meaning 'father of musk' or 'source of musk' referring to the scented seeds.
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Abelmoschus is a genus of plants within the family Malvaceae. It belongs to the order Malvales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The genus has been documented in various scientific databases, including 983 PubMed records and 23,773 GBIF occurrences.
The species are native to regions including New Guinea, where two native species are found, as well as Pacific islands. Introduced populations have been recorded in locations such as Alabama, Albania, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cabinda, and Cameroon. Additional records exist for Papua New Guinea, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
General: and Pacific islands; two native species in New Guinea (Abelmoschus
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 134
- With media
- 106
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Collections
- MICH, VT, MEL, CLEMS, BRIT, IAC
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, United States, Thailand, Australia
Research
983 papers- Efficacy of Combined Abelmoschus manihot and Irbesartan for Reduction of Albuminuria in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Multicenter Randomized Double-Blind Parallel Controlled Clinical Trial.Diabetes care · 2022
- Does Abelmoschus esculentus act as antidiabetic? A systematic review with updated evidence.Minerva endocrinology · 2024
- Effect of Abelmoschus esculentus (okra) on metabolic syndrome: A review.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2020
- Effect of Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Okra) on Dyslipidemia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
- Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus) as a Potential Dietary Medicine with Nutraceutical Importance for Sustainable Health Applications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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Wikidata facts
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Encyclopedic overview
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Abelmoschus is a genus of about fifteen species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It was formerly included within Hibiscus, but is now classified as a distinct genus. The genus name derives from Arabic meaning 'father of musk' or 'source of musk' referring to the scented seeds.
The genus comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants, growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are 10–40 cm long and broad, palmately lobed with 3-7 lobes, the lobes are very variable in depth, from barely lobed, to cut almost to the base of the leaf. The flowers are 4–8 cm diameter, with five white to yellow petals, often with a red or purple spot at the base of each petal. The fruit is a capsule, 5–20 cm long, containing numerous seeds.
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