Abelmoschus esculentus
A species in the Malvaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abelmoschus
- Species
- Abelmoschus esculentus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1794
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Abelmoschus esculentus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Abelmoschus bammiaName author: (O.Targ.Tozz.) Webb
- Abelmoschus longifoliusName author: (Willd.) Kostel.
- Abelmoschus praecoxName author: (Forsk.) Sickenb.
- Abelmoschus praecox var. hispidusName author: Sickenb.
- Abelmoschus praecox var. pubescensName author: Sickenb.
- Abelmoschus tuberculatusName author: Pal & Har B.Singh
- Abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefoliusName author: T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar
- Hibiscus bammiaName author: O.Targ.Tozz.
- Hibiscus esculentusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Hibiscus esculentus var. elongatusName author: Berliand
- Hibiscus esculentus var. praecoxName author: (Forssk.) A.Chev.
- Hibiscus esculentus var. textilisName author: A.Chev.
- Hibiscus esculentus var. vaviloviiName author: Berliand
- Hibiscus esculentus var. vulgarisName author: Berliand
- Hibiscus esculentus var. zhukovskyiName author: Berliand
- Hibiscus ficifoliusName author: Mill.
- Hibiscus hispidissimusName author: A.Chev.
- Hibiscus longifoliusName author: Willd.
- Hibiscus praecoxName author: Forssk.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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