• Abelmoschus caillei (A.Chev.) Stevels
• Abelmoschus crinitus Wall.
• Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.
• Abelmoschus esquirolii (Levl.) S.Y. Hu -> Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz.) Merr.
• Abelmoschus glutino-textile Kagawa
• Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Med.
• Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Med. var. caillei A.Chev. -> Abelmoschus caillei (A.Chev.) Stevels
• Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Med. var. pungens (Roxb.) Hochr.
• Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.
• Abelmoschus moschatus Medikus. subsp. biakensis (Hochr.) Borss.
• Abelmoschus moschatus Medikus. subsp. moschatus var. betulifolius (Mast.) Hochr.
• Abelmoschus moschatus Medikus. subsp. moschatus var. moschatus
• Abelmoschus moschatus Medikus. subsp. tuberosus (Span.) Borss. -> Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz.) Merr.
• Abelmoschus muliensis Feng.
• Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz.) Merr.

SYNONYM(S) : Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Med. var. caillei A.Chev.

ENGLISH : West African okra.

SYNONYM(S) : Hibiscus cancellatus Roxb.

CHINESE : Chang mao huang kui, Huang qie hua (medicinal name).

VIETNAMESE : .

SYNONYM(S) : Hibiscus esculentus L.

ARABIC :   البامية.  Bâmyah.

BURMESE : You padi.

CHINESE : Ka fei huang kui, Huang su kui, Huang qiu kui, Qiu kui, Ch'iu k'ui (medicinal name), Chan qie, Ch'aan k'e (Cantonese), Ts'au kw'ai (Cantonese).

CROATIAN : Jedilna oslez.

DANISH : Okra.

DUTCH : Okra.

ENGLISH : Bindi, Gombo, Gumbo, Okra, Lady's finger, Ladies' fingers, Gumbo.

FRENCH : Gombo, Gombeaud, Bamie-okra, Ketmie comestible (Belgium).

GERMAN : Ocker.

GREEK :   Μπάμιες  Bamies.   Bamia.

HEBREW : Bamiya, Hibiscus ne'echal.

HINDI :  भिन्डी    Bhindee   (Bhindii, Bindi, Bhindi), Dheras, Bandakai, Vendakai.

HUNGARIAN : Gombó, Bámia.

ITALIAN : Gombo, Ocra, Bammia d'Egitto, Corna di Greci .

JAPANESE : オクラ  Okura, アメリカネリ   Amerika neri, Kiku kimo.

KHMER : Pôôt barang.

KOREAN :  오크라   Oh k'u ra.   

LAOTIAN : Khüa ngwàng.

MALAY : Bendi, Kacang bendi, Kacang lender, Sayur bendi , Kacang lendir , Kachang bendi, Kopi arab (Indonesia).

NEPALESE : Van lasun.

NORWEGIAN : Grønsakhibisk.

POLISH : Czyli okra, Ketmia jadalna, Ketmia czerwona (red-podded), Ketmia zielona (green-podded).

PORTUGUESE :  Gambô, Quiabo, Quibombô, Quibombó.

ROMANIAN : Bame.

RUSSIAN : Бамия  Bamiia  (Bamija).

SANSKRIT : Tindisa.

SPANISH : Gombo, Ají turco (Argentina), Quimbombo, Ocra, Ruibarbo (Argentina).

THAI :  กระเจี๊ยบ  Krachiap (Grà-jíap), ต้นกระเจี๊ยบ  Ton krachiap (Dtôn grà-jíap),    Krachiap khieo, Krachiap mon, Bakhua mun.

TURKISH : Bamya .

URDU : Bhindii .

VIETNAMESE : , .

SYNONYM(S) : Abelmoschus esculentus x manihot

CHINESE : Ka fei huang shu kui ? (this is a guess)

ENGLISH : ?????.

JAPANESE : Nori asa.

SYNONYM(S) : Hibiscus manihot L.

CHINESE : Huang shu kui, Hoang chou k'oei (Cantonese), Huang kui.

ENGLISH : Sunset hibiscus, Sunset musk-mallow, Yellow hibiscus.

JAPANESE : Tororo aoi, Tororo aoi.

KOREAN :    닥풀   Dahk pool.

NEPALESE : Van lasun.

TAGALOG : Lagikuway.

THAI : Po fai.

SYNONYM(S) : Abelmoschus pungens (Roxb.) J. Voigt, Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medikus var. pungens (Roxb.) Hochr., Hibiscus pungens Roxb.

CHINESE : Gang mao huang shu kui, Gang mao huang qiu kui, Gang mao qiu kui.

VIETNAMESE : .

SYNONYM(S) : Abelmoschus mindanaensis Warb. ex Perkins, Hibiscus tetraphyllus Roxb. ex Hornem.

SYNONYM(S) : Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. subsp. moschatus, Abelmoschus moschatus Moench., Hibiscus abelmoschus L., Bamia abelmoschus R. Br.

ARABIC : 'Anbar bûl, Hhabb el misk.

CHINESE : Huang kui, Shan you ma, Ye you ma, Huang kui (medicinal name).

ENGLISH : Musk mallow, Musk okra, Musky-seeded hibiscus.

FRENCH : Ambrette, Gombo musqué, Ketmie musquée, Graine de musc.

GERMAN : Bisamstrauch, Bisam-Eibisch.

ITALIAN : Ambretta, Abelmosco, Fior muschiato, Ibisco muschiato.

JAPANESE : Ryûkyû tororo aoi., Ryuukyuu tororo aoi.

MALAY : Kapas hantu, Kapas hutan, Kasturi (Indonesia), Gandapura.

SANSKRIT : Latakasturika.

SUNDANESE : Kakapasan.

TAGALOG : Kastiokastiokan, Kastuli, Dalupang.

THAI : Som chaba, Chamot ton, Mahakadaeng.

TURKISH : Anber çiç.

VIETNAMESE : , Cây bông vàng, Búp vàng.

ENGLISH : New Guinean musk mallow.

FRENCH : Ketmie musquée de Nouvelle Guinée.

See Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. for common names.

FRENCH : Ketmie musquée à feuille de bouleau.

CHINESE : Mu li qiu kui.

SYNONYM(S) : Abelmoschus esquirolii (Levl.) S.Y. Hu, Abelmoschus moschatus Medikus subsp. tuberosus (Span.) Borss. Waalk.

CHINESE : Jian ye qiu kui, Hei zhi ma, Hong hua shen, Wu zhi shen (medicinal name).

FRENCH : Ketmie tubéreuse

VIETNAMESE : -, .

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