Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Sanney 53 with Salik Wakuk, 17 Jul 2007

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Kosrae. Tafunsak (Mun.). tepat.

  • Habitat

    grows at open caps. found alongside lawn grasses and other flowering plants.

  • Description

    a woody shrub that can reach more than 5 ft. tall; leaves are palmate and fur-like; has a yellow flower that looks exactly like the hibiscus tiliacus; produces a silvery, sliy fruit that is edible. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05014193

    Occurrence ID: 7704a39e-ae82-41e9-860e-91802f56d9f0

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Kosrae

  • County/Municipio

    Tafunsak (Mun.)

  • Locality

    tepat

  • Elevation

    Alt. 35 m. (115 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.3664, 162.994

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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute «1 Economic Botany
Malvaceae
Abelmoschus esculentus Fryxell
det. T. Flynn, W. Law, 2010
Federated States of Micronesia. Kosrae State. Tafunsak
Municipality, tepat.
5°21'59"N, 162Q59'40"E
35.66 m.
grows at open caps, found alongside lawn grasses and
other flowering plants.
a woody shrub that can reach more than 5 ft. tall; leaves
are palmate and fur-like; has a yellow flower that looks
exactly like the hibiscus tiliacus; produces a silvery, sliy
fruit that is edible.
Use:	fruit is edible
N.V.	okara [Kosraean]
17/07/2007
J. A. Sanney, Salik Wakuk S3
Marisla Foundation and V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
05014193
05014193