Malvaceae

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abelmoschus

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Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) — FlowerPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (114)

aeb: ڨناويّة
Akan: Nkruma
Albanian: Bamja
Amharic: ባሚያ
Arabic: بامية, البامية, بامي, باميا, باميه, بامياء, بامية غومبو, بقلة يهودية
Armenian: Բամիա
arz: باميه
azb: بامییه
Azerbaijani: Bamiyə
Bangla: ঢেঁড়শ, ঢেঁড়স, ঢেঁরস, ঢেড়শ, ভেন্ডি
Basque: Okra
Belarusian: Бамія, Бамія ядомая
Bhojpuri: भिण्डी
bik: Okra
bjn: Kacang landir
Bosnian: Bamija
Bulgarian: Бамя
Burmese: ရုံးပတီပင်
Cantonese: 秋葵
Catalan: Ocra, Gombo, Gumbo, Ocro, Okra
Central Kurdish: بامێ, بامیە
Chinese: 秋葵, 黃秋葵, 咖啡黄葵, 糊麻, 羊角豆, 越南芝麻, 黄秋葵, 黄茄花
crh: Bamiye, Kelínparmagî
Czech: Ibiškovec jedlý, Ibišek jedlý, Okra
dag: Maani
Danish: Okra
Divehi: ބާމިޔާ
Dutch: Okra
English: Okra, Gumbo, Ladies' finger, Lady's finger, Ladyfinger, Ocra, Okra plant
Esperanto: Gombo
Estonian: Okra
Filipino: Okra
Finnish: Okra
French: Gombo, Bahmia, Calou en Guyane, Corne grecque, Hisbiscus esculentus, Okra
Galician: Quiabo, Okra
Georgian: Ბამი
German: Okra, Okraschote
Greek: Μπάμια, Μπάμιες
Gujarati: ભીંડા, ભીંડો
Haitian Creole: Kalalou
Hausa: Kuɓewa
Hebrew: במיה
Hindi: भिण्डी, ढेंड़स, भिंडी, रामतुरई
Hungarian: Okra, Bámia
iba: Retak lendir
Icelandic: Okra
Igbo: Osisi okro
Iloko: Okra
Indonesian: Bendi
Italian: Abelmosco commestibile, Abelmosco esculento, Gombo, Okra
Japanese: オクラ, Okra, アメリカネリ, ネリ, 秋葵, 陸蓮根
Javanese: Bendi
Kannada: ಬೆಂಡೆ, ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ
Kazakh: Бамия
kbp: Manɩyɛ
kcg: Kusat
Konkani: ಬೆಂಡಾ
Korean: 오크라
ks: بِنڈی, بِھنڈی
Kurdish: Bamye
lah: بھنڈی
Latvian: Bāmija, Dāmu pirkstiņi, Okra, Ēdamais hibisks
Lingala: Dɔngɔ́dɔngɔ́
Lithuanian: Valgomoji ybiškė
Macedonian: Бамја
Maithili: भिन्डी
Malagasy: Ôkra, Gombo, Tambazotse, Tsirandranjaza
Malay: Bendi, Kacang arab, Kacang bendi, Kacang lendir
Malayalam: വെണ്ട, Okra, വെണ്ടക്ക, വെണ്ടയ്ക്ക
Marathi: भेंडी, रामतुरई
mcn: Zúlnà
mos: Maana
mrj: Бами
nan: Kak-tāu
Nepali: रामतोरियाँ, भिण्डी, राम्-तोरियाँ
Norwegian Bokmål: Okra
Norwegian Nynorsk: Okra
Odia: ଭେଣ୍ଡି
Pashto: بېنډۍ
Persian: بامیه
Polish: Piżmian jadalny, Okra
Portuguese: Quiabo
Punjabi: ਭਿੰਡੀ, ਭੀਂਡੀ
Romanian: Bamă, Bamie, Ocra
Russian: Бамия, Абельмош съедобный, Гомбо, Дамские пальчики, Окра
Sanskrit: भिण्डिः, अस्रपत्त्रक, करपर्ण, क्षेत्रसम्भव, चतुष्पुण्ड्र, भिण्ड, वृत्तबीज, सुशाक
sat: ᱵᱷᱮᱲᱣᱟ, ᱰᱷᱮᱬᱚᱥ, ᱵᱷᱩᱱᱰᱤ, ᱵᱷᱮᱰᱣᱟ
Serbian: Bamija
Serbian (Latin): Bamija
shn: မၢၵ်ႇၶိူဝ်မိုၼ်ႈ, မၢၵ်ႇတီႇ, မၢၵ်ႇၼွႆးတူၼ်ႈ
Shona: Derere
Sindhi: ڀينڊي, ڀيِنڊيِ
Sinhala: බණ්ඩක්කා
skr: بھنڈی
Slovak: Ibištek jedlý
Slovenian: Muškatni oslez, Jedilni oslez, Okra
Spanish: Abdelmoschus esculentus, Abelmosco comestible, Aji turco, Ají turco, Angu, Bamia, Bolondron, Bolondrón
Sundanese: Bindi
Swahili: Mbamia
Swedish: Okra
Tamil: வெண்டி, வெண்டிக்காய், வெண்டை, வெண்டைக்காய்
tcy: ಬೇಂಡಾಯಿ
Telugu: బెండకాయ, బెండ, బెండ కాయ, బెండకాయలు
Thai: กระเจี๊ยบ, กระเจี๊ยบมอญ, กระเจี๊ยบเขียว, มะเขือทวาย, มะเขือมอญ
Tsonga: Okra
Turkish: Bamya, Bamyanın faydaları
Ukrainian: Бамія їстівна, Гібіск їстівний
Urdu: بھنڈی, بهنڐي, رام ترئي, ڐهينڙس
Uzbek: Bamiya, Gambo
Vietnamese: Đậu bắp, Mướp tây
Welsh: Ocra
wuu: 秋葵
xmf: Ბამი
Yoruba: Ila

Synonyms

Abelmoschus bammia (O.Targ.Tozz.) Webb
Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Kostel.
Abelmoschus praecox (Forsk.) Sickenb.
Abelmoschus praecox var. hispidus Sickenb.
Abelmoschus praecox var. pubescens Sickenb.
Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Har B.Singh
Abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar
Hibiscus bammia O.Targ.Tozz.
Hibiscus esculentus L.
Hibiscus esculentus var. elongatus Berliand
Hibiscus esculentus var. praecox (Forssk.) A.Chev.
Hibiscus esculentus var. textilis A.Chev.
Hibiscus esculentus var. vavilovii Berliand
Hibiscus esculentus var. vulgaris Berliand
Hibiscus esculentus var. zhukovskyi Berliand
Hibiscus ficifolius Mill.
Hibiscus hispidissimus A.Chev.
Hibiscus longifolius Willd.
Hibiscus praecox Forssk.

Flowers

In flower: March to January (from 62 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Giovanna Roque de Castro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Earth100, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dimex Ucim, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Samantha Penman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oumar Sy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Maria Janeiro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.