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Abelmoschus moschatus

Indian musk mallow

Other common names
musk ochro
musk okro
see moremusk mallow
Synonyms
Hibiscus abelmoschus
Botanical details
Family
Malvaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Abelmoschus

Genus description

Abelmoschus are hairy annuals or perennials with large, usually palmately-lobed leaves and 5-petalled, hibiscus-like, flowers borne in the leaf axils or in terminal racemes

Name status

Correct

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