Abelmoschus ficulneus

Abelmoschus ficulneus

Abelmoschus ficulneus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Abelmoschus
Species: Abelmoschus ficulneus

Name

Abelmoschus ficulneus (L.) Wight & Arn. ex Wight (1834)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hibiscus ficulneus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 695. 1753.

• Heterotypic
  • Abelmoschus alborubens Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 209. 1863, orth. var.
  • Abelmoschus albo-ruber F.Muell., Fragm. 1(4): 67. 1859.
  • Abelmoschus ficulneus var. albo-ruber (F.Muell.) Domin.
  • Abelmoschus strictus Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 119. 1845.
  • Hibiscus prostratus Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 52. 1814, nom. inval.
  • Hibiscus prostratus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 208. 1832.
  • Hibiscus sinuatus Cav., Diss. 3: 147. 1787.
  • Hibiscus strictus Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 52. 1814, nom. inval.
  • Hibiscus strictus Roxb., Fl. Ind. (Roxburgh) 3: 206. 1832.
  • Laguna aculeata Cav., Diss. 3: 173. t. 71. f. 1. 1787.
  • Laguna angulata G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 505. 1831.
  • Laguna sinuata Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn. 2: 645. 1815.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is. Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique , Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia Regional: Wetern Indian Ocean Madagascar Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Queensland Introduced into: Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wight, R. & Arnott, G.A.W. in R.Wight, 1834. Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis 53.

Additional references

• Kress, W.J.E., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E.R. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. 2003. A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar (Revised from the original works by J. H. Lace, R. Rodger, H. G. Hundley, and U Chit Ko Ko on the "List of Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Principal Climbers, etc. Recorded from Burma"). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1–590. Smithsonian Institution. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Abelmoschus ficulneus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Abelmoschus ficulneus. Published online. Accessed: October 01 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Abelmoschus ficulneus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Abelmoschus ficulneus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 01. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Abelmoschus ficulneus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: ആബെൽമോഷസ് ഫികുൽനിയസ്
தமிழ்: வெண்டை
中文: 白花秋葵

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