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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Abelmoschus caillei'' occurs as an erect and stout [[herb]] that is often woody at the base. Its [[flower]]s are [[axil]]lary, with their petals yellow to pink.<ref name=CRC/> The plant is typically 60-65 inches tall (though it may reach 85 inches).<ref name=":1" /> The stems may be green, red, or green with some red pigmentation.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Seed|seeds]] are typically ovoid to oblong in shape, about 3-5 inches long, and may have a rough surface.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The [[Leaf|leaves]] are green and lobed, while [[Petiole (botany)|petioles]] are typically purple.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal| |
''Abelmoschus caillei'' occurs as an erect and stout [[herb]] that is often woody at the base. Its [[flower]]s are [[axil]]lary, with their petals yellow to pink.<ref name=CRC/> The plant is typically 60-65 inches tall (though it may reach 85 inches).<ref name=":1" /> The stems may be green, red, or green with some red pigmentation.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Seed|seeds]] are typically ovoid to oblong in shape, about 3-5 inches long, and may have a rough surface.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The [[Leaf|leaves]] are green and lobed, while [[Petiole (botany)|petioles]] are typically purple.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last1=AdeOluwa|first1=O.O.|last2=Kehinde|first2=O.B.|date=2011|title=Genetic Variability Studies in West African Okra (Abelmoschus caillei)|url=https://www.scihub.org/ABJNA/PDF/2011/10/ABJNA-2-10-1326-1335.pdf|journal=Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America|doi=10.5251/abjna.2011.2.10.1326.1335|doi-broken-date=2021-05-24}}</ref> |
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==Uses== |
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Intensive contact with the fruit and plant may cause skin irritation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abelmoschus caillei - Useful Tropical Plants|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Abelmoschus+caillei|access-date=2021-03-16|website=tropical.theferns.info}}</ref> |
Intensive contact with the fruit and plant may cause skin irritation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abelmoschus caillei - Useful Tropical Plants|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Abelmoschus+caillei|access-date=2021-03-16|website=tropical.theferns.info}}</ref> |
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In Nigeria, the plant is used medicinally for sore throats and child bearing, as well as to make certain household items like rope and sponges.<ref>{{Cite journal| |
In Nigeria, the plant is used medicinally for sore throats and child bearing, as well as to make certain household items like rope and sponges.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Osawaru|first1=M.E.|last2=Ogwu|first2=M.C.|date=September 2013|title=Collecting West African Okra (Abelmoschus caillei (A. Chev.) Stevel) Germplasm from Traditional Agriculture in Parts of Southwestern Nigeria|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286620067|journal=The Bioscientist|volume=1|issue=2|pages=171–181|via=ResearchGate}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 03:31, 24 May 2021
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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.[citation needed]
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] The plant is typically 60-65 inches tall (though it may reach 85 inches).[5] The stems may be green, red, or green with some red pigmentation.[4] The seeds are typically ovoid to oblong in shape, about 3-5 inches long, and may have a rough surface.[4][5] The leaves are green and lobed, while petioles are typically purple.[5]
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.[6] Its leaves can also be used as cattle feed.[1]
Intensive contact with the fruit and plant may cause skin irritation.[7]
In Nigeria, the plant is used medicinally for sore throats and child bearing, as well as to make certain household items like rope and sponges.[8]
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.
- ^ a b c "Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter - Morphological characterization of two species of Abelmoschus: Abelmoschus esculentus and Abelmoschus caillei". www.bioversityinternational.org. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ a b c AdeOluwa, O.O.; Kehinde, O.B. (2011). "Genetic Variability Studies in West African Okra (Abelmoschus caillei)" (PDF). Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America. doi:10.5251/abjna.2011.2.10.1326.1335 (inactive 2021-05-24).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2021 (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Osawaru, M.E.; Ogwu, M.C. (September 2013). "Collecting West African Okra (Abelmoschus caillei (A. Chev.) Stevel) Germplasm from Traditional Agriculture in Parts of Southwestern Nigeria". The Bioscientist. 1 (2): 171–181 – via ResearchGate.