Botanical Name

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. [Malvaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Peter Thonning

Collection Date-s

1799 – 1803

Collection Location

southern part of the country [Ghana]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1932

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 53 I 5-6.

Common Names

okra [English]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 68:] "Cultivated here and there."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003980

C10003980

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)