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Abelmoschus esculentus

‘Ōkara

Okra

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Okra, Gumbo, Gobo, Gombo, Lady's Finger; German Okra, Gumbo

TRADITIONAL NAMES: ‘Ōkara (RR)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE ?Asia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Food (Fruit 2+)

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+
+
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Abelmoschus esculentus Linnaeus
SYNONYMS: Hibiscus esculentus

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); DILLENIIDAE; Malvales; MALVACEAE

More Information

GENERAL NOTE: Known in Cajun cooking as 'Gumbo' or 'Lady's Fingers', in Indian cooking as 'Bindi', and in Middle Eastern cooking as 'Bamia'.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.561 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.1 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.2/423 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.72 R Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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