Abelmoschus esculentus

Species category

Agricultural, Herb, Vegetable

Common name

okra

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Globose with a point

Size

Length: 5 mm
Width: 5 mm
Thickness: 5 mm

Color

Gray to green

Texture

Fine tuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.
lines following parallel to the seed back.

Other structures

Pointed extension on lower end of hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
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Identification notes

Seeds nearly spherical with slight compression on either side of the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
; portion of funiculusFuniculus:
The stalk that connects an ovule (seed) to the placenta of the ovary wall.
may remain attached. TuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.
lines begin and end at the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.

Nomenclature

Family

Malvaceae

Valid name

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Synonyms

Hibiscus esculentus L.

Abelmoschus esculentus. Pointed extension from the hilum.	Abelmoschus esculentus. Hilar region. Photo courtesy of USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Abelmoschus esculentus. Photo by Norma Diaz, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.	Abelmoschus esculentus. Hilar region Slight compression on either side of the hilum. Photo courtesy of USDA-APHIS-PPQ.