Mallow family: kapok, cacao & okra
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Names
| English | Okra |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Okra |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | 秋葵 |
| Sranan Tongo | okro |
| Surinamese Dutch | oker |
| Scientific name | Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench |
About this species
Okra (US: , UK: ), Abelmoschus esculentus, known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers, is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to West Africa. Cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions around the world for its edible green (red in some cultivars) seed pods, okra is used in the cuisines of many countries.
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Abelmoschus esculentus es una planta fanerógama tropical de fruto comestible, originaria de África y perteneciente a la familia de las malváceas. Es conocida con los nombres de quimbombó (Cub., Ven., P.R.),quingombó, ocra (Salv.), okra, ocro (G. E.), abelmosco (Méx.), ñajú (Per.), guingambó, chingambó (P.R.), molondrón (Rep. Dom. y P. R.), candia (Col.), o gombó (R. D.) e internacionalmente conocida como okra, bamia (Or. Med.), o quiabo (Bra.).
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秋葵（学名：Abelmoschus esculentus），一种锦葵科、秋葵属的一年或多年生草本植物，是人类通过选择性育种改良而成的栽培植物，又称黄秋葵、咖啡黄葵、糊麻、补肾草、羊角椒、毛茄，其果实常被称作羊角豆或潺茄。秋葵的确切起源尚不清楚，通常认为原产于非洲西部至埃塞俄比亚一带。现已广泛种植于全球的热带、亚热带和暖温带地区，性喜温暖，耐高温和干旱。
秋葵的未成熟嫩果可作蔬菜食用，口感脆软粘滑，富含蛋白质、脂肪、碳水化合物、钙、磷、钾、铁及多种维生素，可助人消除疲劳，快速恢复体力。种子呈球形，含油量达15–20%，油内含少量棉酚，有轻微毒性，但经高温处理后可供食用或工业用，成熟种子炒熟磨粉后可作为咖啡的替代品，因此秋葵又被通称为咖啡黄葵。
在咖啡黄葵传入中国以前，“秋葵”一词指其同属近亲黄蜀葵（Abelmoschus manihot）。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Malvales |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Genus | Abelmoschus |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini5
- Wanica1
- Paramaribo1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
