Biology:Abelmoschus angulosus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Abelmoschus angulosus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abelmoschus
Species:
A. angulosus
Binomial name
Abelmoschus angulosus
Wall. ex Wight & Arn.

Abelmoschus angulosus is a plant species in the family Malvaceae, found in the Indian Subcontinent, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia.[1] It grows in temperate and wet regions between 750 and 2000 m, and is the only wild species of the genus Abelmoschus with a notable tolerance to low temperatures and light frost.[2][3]

References

  1. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Abelmoschus angulosus | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = May 15, 2012 }}
  2. Singh, Ram J. (2006). Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement. CRC Press. pp. 152. ISBN 9780849396465. 
  3. Peter, K.V. (2007). Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops: , Volume 2. India: New India Publishing. pp. 211. ISBN 9788189422691. 
  • Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis 53. 1834

Wikidata ☰ Q4666720 entry