Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Filed As

Malvaceae
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Collector(s)

M. C. Pace 1263 with Kenneth R. Walker, Rae French, 15 Sep 2023

Location

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Transformation / Transformación / Transfòmasyon bed.

Habitat

Cultivated garden bed.

Description

Planted and grown as part of the NYBG African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy. This garden was created to provide a brief look at the history of the African American and African Diaspora experience in the Caribbean through the lens of plants, consisting of eight sections and beds: Cane, Roots, Stewpot, Flavor, Creativity, Abundance, Remedies, Transformation. In these eight beds, you will find stories of resilience and resistance, modification and migration, remembrance, reverence, and more told through the plants of our world. Curated by Jessica B. Harris, implemented and cared for by James Boyer, Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams, NYBG Horticulture staff, and Mellon Foundation Foodways interns Angel Tobar, Jason Lopez, Layla Gee, Allisson Garcia, Danielle Cruz, Armando Guzman, Nicole Rosas, and Michael Noi. The African American Garden is made possible with support from the Mellon Foundation and The Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Program of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Seeds sourced from Southern Exposure. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 04336133

Occurrence ID: dbcafd65-a51b-4157-816a-6efc30f610fb

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