Malvaceae
Musk okra
Abelmoschus moschatus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abelmoschus
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- حب المسك, أبو المسك, أبو المسك مسكي
- arz
- حب المسك
- Bangla
- লতা কস্তুরী
- Burmese
- ကွမ်းကတိုး
- Chinese
- 香葵, 假三稔, 山油麻, 山芙蓉, 芙蓉麻, 野棉花, 野油麻, 香秋葵
- Czech
- Ibiškovec pižmový
- English
- Musk okra, Abelmosk, Ambrette, Annual hibiscus, Musk mallow, Muskdana, Ornamental okra, Rose mallow
- French
- Ambrette
- Hindi
- मुस्कदाना
- Indonesian
- Kapasan
- Italian
- Abelmosco
- Japanese
- アンブレット
- Javanese
- Rewulu
- mad
- Kastorè bukkal, Baron, Kastorè, Kostorè
- Malagasy
- Bana, Sondraranjaza, Tambasotsa, Tambazotse, Tsindraranjaza
- Malay
- Pokok Kasturi
- Malayalam
- കസ്തൂരിവെണ്ട, കസ്തൂരി വെണ്ട
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Abelmoskus
- Polish
- Piżmian właściwy, Bamia, Ketmia piżmowa
- Portuguese
- Abelmosco
- Russian
- Абельмош мускатный
- Sinhala
- කපුකිනිස්ස
- Spanish
- Abelmosco, Algalia, Algalía, Almizclillo, Ambarilla
- Tamil
- கந்து கஸ்தூரி
- Thai
- ชะมดต้น
- Vietnamese
- Vông vang
Synonyms
- Abelmoschus abelmoschus H.Karst.
- Abelmoschus officinalis Endl.
- Abelmoschus pseudoabelmoschus Blume
- Hibiscus abelmoschus L.
- Hibiscus abelmoschus var. genuinus Hochr.
- Hibiscus moschatus (Medik.) Salisb.
- Hibiscus pseudo-abelmoschus Blume
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Sugeesh at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mano Tane, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sugeesh at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krampl Tomáš, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: tbt.biolongan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Shijan Kaakkara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Laurence Holzemer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Shijan Kaakkara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Laurence Holzemer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Shijan Kaakkara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ana Collados, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.