Tropical plant hibiscus abelmoschus whose seeds yield oil used in perfumery?

Abelmoschus is a genus of about 15 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to tropical Africa. It was formerly included within Hibiscus, but is now classified as a distinct genus.



The genus is native to the tropical regions of Africa and Asia, and comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants, growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are 10-40 cm long and broad, palmately lobed with 3-7 lobes, the lobes very variable in depth, from barely lobed, to cut almost to the base of the leaf. The flowers are 4-8 cm diameter, with five white to yellow petals, often with a red or purple spot at the base of each petal. The fruit is a capsule, 5-20 cm long, containing numerous seeds.



Abelmoschus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Chionodes hibiscella which has been recorded on A. moschatus.



Selected Species

Abelmoschus esculentus - (syn. Hibiscus esculentus). Okra

Abelmoschus manihot - (syn. Hibiscus manihot). Aibika

Abelmoschus moschatus - (syn. Hibiscus abelmoschus). Musk Mallow

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Uses

Several species are edible, with both the young seed pods and the young leaves being eaten as a vegetable. The most important species commercially is Okra.



Abelmoschus manihot (aibika) furnishes cordage like jute, Abelmoschus moschatus (musk mallow) is grown for musk seeds (musk ambrette, which causes photoallergy).
Tropical plant hibiscus abelmoschus whose seeds yield oil used in perfumery?
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Reply:Any of a large genus of herbs,shrubs or small trees of the mallow family with dentate leaves and large showy flowers.In latin it is called marshmallow.
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