Okra

Okra, also called gumbo, lady fingers or bhindi in Indian cuisine, is a flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to tropical Africa. It was formerly considered a species of Hibiscus, but is now classified in the genus Abelmoschus. The word okra is of African origin.

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Flowering plant - Malvaceae - Africa - Hibiscus - Abelmoschus

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It is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant, growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are 10-20 cm long and broad, palmately lobed with 5-7 lobes. 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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Annual - Perennial - Herbaceous - Leaves - Flower - Fruit - Seed

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