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Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.
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Habit: Subshrub
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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Abelmoschus moschatus (Abelmosk, ambrette seeds, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow,[2] musk okra,[2] musk seeds, ornamental okra, rose mallow seeds, tropical jewel hibiscus,[2] Yorka okra) is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family.
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Characteristics[edit]
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[edit]
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.
Culinary uses[edit]
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[edit]
Different parts of the plant have uses in Ayurveda herbal medicine.[3]
Other uses[edit]
In industry the root mucilage provides sizing for paper; tobacco is sometimes flavoured with the flowers.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ a b c "USDA GRIN Taxonomy".
- ^ L. D. Kapoor (2000). Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants: Herbal Reference Library. Taylor & Francis.
- Brown, Deni (1995). The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of herbs & their uses. London: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7513-0203-1.
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Comments: Cultivated and escaped, grows in disturbed sites, along roads, and in open vegetation. Ranges from Warm Temperate Dry to Tropical Very Dry to Wet Forest Life Zones.
French Guiana: ambrette. FG Creole: calalou musque, calou diab, calou sauvage. FG Palikur: kalu diab. Guyana: musk, musk ochro, vegetable musk plant. Surinam: muskus-okro, jorka-okro.
Notes: Rocky areas in moist deciduous forests also in the plains.
"Rocky areas in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains"
Hibiscus abelmoschus L.; Hibiscus moschatus Salisb.
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub