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'''''Abelmoschus caillei''''', the [[West Africa]]n [[okra]], is a plant species in the family [[Malvaceae]]. It occurs in humid areas of [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]],<ref>{{cite book |title= Vegetables |volume= 2 |series= Plant resources of tropical Africa |editor= G. J. H. Grubben |publisher= PROTA |year= 2004 |isbn= 9789057821479 |page= 26}}</ref> where it is used as a [[vegetable]].<ref name="prota">Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.</ref> It originated as an [[allopolyploid]] [[hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] of ''[[Okra|Abelmoschus esculentus]]'' and ''[[Abelmoschus manihot|A. manihot]]'', and is often mistaken for either of those two plants.<ref name=CRC/> The same hybrid was produced experimentally in [[Japan]] where it is known as ''Abelmoschus glutino-textile''. |
'''''Abelmoschus caillei''''', the [[West Africa]]n [[okra]], is a plant species in the family [[Malvaceae]]. It occurs in humid areas of [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]],<ref>{{cite book |title= Vegetables |volume= 2 |series= Plant resources of tropical Africa |editor= G. J. H. Grubben |publisher= PROTA |year= 2004 |isbn= 9789057821479 |page= 26}}</ref> where it is used as a [[vegetable]].<ref name="prota">Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.</ref> It originated as an [[allopolyploid]] [[hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] of ''[[Okra|Abelmoschus esculentus]]'' and ''[[Abelmoschus manihot|A. manihot]]'', and is often mistaken for either of those two plants.<ref name=CRC/> It was officially described elevated to the status of a species in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter - Morphological characterization of two species of Abelmoschus: Abelmoschus esculentus and Abelmoschus caillei|url=https://www.bioversityinternational.org/fileadmin/PGR/article-issue_144-art_10-lang_en.html|access-date=2021-03-16|website=www.bioversityinternational.org}}</ref> The same hybrid was produced experimentally in [[Japan]] where it is known as ''Abelmoschus glutino-textile''. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abelmoschus |
| Species: | A. caillei
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Abelmoschus caillei, the West African okra, is a plant species in the family Malvaceae. It occurs in humid areas of West and Central Africa,[2] where it is used as a vegetable.[3] It originated as an allopolyploid hybrid of Abelmoschus esculentus and A. manihot, and is often mistaken for either of those two plants.[1] It was officially described elevated to the status of a species in 1988.[4] The same hybrid was produced experimentally in Japan where it is known as Abelmoschus glutino-textile.
Description
Abelmoschus caillei occurs as an erect and stout herb that is often woody at the base. Its flowers are axillary, with their petals yellow to pink.[1]
Uses
Abelmoschus caillei is consumed as a vegetable in a variety of ways, with young leaves being consumed as spinach and young fruits being consumed after being cooked or fried. Its edibility combined with its resistance to yellow vein mosaic virus allows the plant to be commonly cultivated in subsistence farming in high rainfall areas of West Africa.[5] Its leaves can also be used as cattle feed.[1]
Intensive contact with the fruit and plant may cause skin irritation.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Umberto Quattrocchi (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (reprint ed.). CRC Press. p. 1. ISBN 9781482250640.
- ^ G. J. H. Grubben, ed. (2004). Vegetables. Plant resources of tropical Africa. Vol. 2. PROTA. p. 26. ISBN 9789057821479.
- ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
- ^ "Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter - Morphological characterization of two species of Abelmoschus: Abelmoschus esculentus and Abelmoschus caillei". www.bioversityinternational.org. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ K. V. Peter (2007). Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops. Vol. 2. New India Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 9788189422691.
- ^ "Abelmoschus caillei - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
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