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Musk Okra

Abelmoschus moschatus (L.) Medicus

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Oil from the seed is economically valuable. Borssum Waalkes recognized three SubSpe within Abelmoschus moschatus, one of which, subsp. tuberosus, is here included within A. sagittifolius. The Chinese material belongs to subsp. moschatus while the third SubSpe, subsp. biakensis, is restricted to New Guinea.
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Flora of China Vol. 12: 284, 285 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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Herb or undershrub, erect 0.5-3 m tall. Stem simple and retrorse hairy, hispid to prickly. Leaves 6-30 cm long and broad, orbicular or broadly ovate, cordate at base, not or 3-7 lobed or parted, hispid on both sides; lobes deltoid to oblong-lanceolate, serrate to dentate or crenate or rarely entire; stipules linear or filiform, 6-12 mm long, simple hairy; petiole 2-30 cm long, hispid. Flowers axillary, solitary, pedicel 2-8 cm long, in fruit up to 19 cm. Epicalyx segments 6-10, 8-20 (-25) mm long, 1-2.5 (--5) mm broad, appressed, linear to lanceolate. Calyx 2-3.5 cm long. Corolla 10 cm across, yellow with a deep purple spot at the base; petals (3-) 7-9 cm long, 2-5.5 cm broad, ciliate at base. Staminal tube 1.5-2 cm long. Capsule 5-8 cm long, 2-3.5 cm across, ovoid to fusiform, densely simple hairy, usually hispid. Seeds 3-4 mm across, ovoid-reniform, usually glabrous or rarely stellate pubescent, black.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 26 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Herbs annual or perennial, (0.25-)1-2 m tall, most parts uniformly yellow hispid/setose, rarely glabrous or also pale pubescent, taproot tapered, not swollen. Stipules filiform, 7-8 mm; petiole 7-15 cm, sometimes densely pubescent along adaxial groove; leaf blade 6-15 cm in diam., very variable in form, usually palmately (3-)5-7-lobed, lobes lanceolate to triangular; blades on distal part of stem narrower, both surfaces sparsely hirsute, base cordate, margin irregularly serrate. Flowers solitary, axillary. Pedicel 2-3 cm, hirsute. Epicalyx lobes 6-10, linear to narrowly oblong, (8-)10-13 × 1.5-2 mm, incurved, appressed to capsule. Calyx spatulate, much longer than epicalyx, 2-3 cm, 5-parted, usually caducous, uniformly densely pubescent. Corolla 7-12 cm in diam., yellow with dark purple center; petals obovate. Staminal column ca. 2.5 cm, glabrous. Ovary hairy; style hairy, branches 5; stigma disk-shaped. Capsule oblong, 5-6 cm, apex acute, uniformly yellow hirsute. Seeds black-brown, reniform, concentrically ribbed, glandular-reticulate, with musk smell. Fl. Jun-Oct.
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Flora of China Vol. 12: 284, 285 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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Cultivated throughout tropical Asia.
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Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal Vol. 0 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal @ eFloras.org
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Distribution

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Distribution: A native of the Old World tropics. In Pakistan it is said to be cultivated for its value in medicine. I have not seen any specimen from Pakistan.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 26 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat & Distribution

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Scrub on slopes, valleys, streamsides, flat areas. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan [Cambodia, India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam].
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Flora of China Vol. 12: 284, 285 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Synonym

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Hibiscus abelmoschus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 696. 1753; Abelmoschus moschatus var. betulifolius (Masters) Hochreutiner; H. abelmoschus var. betulifolius Masters; H. chinensis Roxburgh ex Masters.
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Flora of China Vol. 12: 284, 285 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Abelmoschus moschatus

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Abelmoschus moschatus (Abelmosk, ambrette, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow,[2] musk okra,[2] ornamental okra, rose mallow, tropical jewel hibiscus,[2] Yorka okra) is an aromatic and medicinal plant in the family Malvaceae native to Asia and Australia.[2]

Characteristics

The seeds have a sweet, flowery, heavy fragrance similar to that of musk (hence its specific epithet moschātus, scientific Latin for ‘musk’).

Despite its tropical origin, the plant is frost-hardy.

Uses of the plant

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Musk mallow seed oil was once frequently used as a substitute in perfumes for animal musk; however this use is now mostly replaced by various synthetic musks due to its high cost.

In her 1705 book the Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Maria Sibylla Merian described how the young indigenous women would string the seeds on threads and wear the seeds as decoration on their arms. She also indicated that the Indigenous people used the seeds to fatten up their chickens.[3]

Culinary uses

It has many culinary uses. The seeds are added to coffee; unripe pods ("musk okra"), leaves and new shoots are eaten as vegetables.

Medicinal uses

Different parts of the plant have uses in Ayurveda herbal medicine, including as an antispasmodic and to treat gonorrhea.[4] However, use may result in phytophotodermatitis and it has not been proven safe for use during pregnancy and lactation.[5]

Other uses

In industry the root mucilage provides sizing for paper; tobacco is sometimes flavoured with the flowers.

References

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Abelmoschus moschatus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Merian, Maria Sibylla (1705). Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Amsterdam. pp. Plate 42.
  4. ^ L. D. Kapoor (2000). Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants: Herbal Reference Library. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780849329296.
  5. ^ "Wellness Library:Ambrette (Abelmoschus moschatus)". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-10.

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Abelmoschus moschatus: Brief Summary

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Abelmoschus moschatus (Abelmosk, ambrette, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow, musk okra, ornamental okra, rose mallow, tropical jewel hibiscus, Yorka okra) is an aromatic and medicinal plant in the family Malvaceae native to Asia and Australia.

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