Okra likes mild places, which are heat-resistant and cold-resistant. At present, most of them are distributed in tropical areas of Europe, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. China was introduced from India and has been planted for more than 60 years. Now there are a few plants around cities all over the country.

Okra is a herb, and there are wild species in China, but the real okra originated in Africa and later entered America. Different from other plants, okra has a good effect of tonifying kidney and is called "plant viagra".