PLANTS Profile for Abelmoschus moschatus (musk okra)

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PLANTS Profile

Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.
musk okra


Symbol:		ABMO
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Malvaceae
Growth Habit:		Subshrub Shrub
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Plant Images:
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

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Plant Synonyms:
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

	Symbol	Scientific Name	Characteristics	FactSheets	Plant Guides
	HIAB	Hibiscus abelmoschus L.

Plant Distribution by State:
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

State Distributional Map for Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

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Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. occures in the following states: Hawaii, Puerto Rico

Related Taxa:
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 3 species in Abelmoschus

Classification:
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae –
Order	Malvales –
Family	Malvaceae – Mallow family
Genus	Abelmoschus Medik. – okra
Species	Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. – musk okra

Introduced Information:
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21772.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 09/25/2006 10:17 PM MDT