Alias
Kidney tonic vegetables, goat's-horn beans, foreign chili peppers, coffee wasabi
Family
Mallow family, the genus okra
Okra is an annual herbaceous plant. Root system is developed, taproot, root depth reaches more than 1 m; the main stem is erect, 1~2.5m high, 5cm thick, russet green, cylindrical, the basal internode is shorter, there are lateral branches, since the flowering node does not occur lateral branches; the leaves are palmate 5-lobed, alternate, the leaf body has velvet hairs or bristles, petiole is slender, hollow; the flowers are large and yellow, inserted in the leaf axil; the fruits are capsule, apex acuminate, slightly curved, similar to the horn of a goat, the length of fruit 10~25cm, transverse diameter of 1.9cm, the fruit length of 1~2.5cm, the diameter of 1.5cm, the diameter of 1.9cm. Fruit length 10～25cm, transverse diameter 1.9～3.6cm, young fruit has green and purple-red two kinds, fruit surface covered with fine white tomentum, fruit ripening lignification inedible; seeds spherical, mung bean size, blackish, outer skin coarse, covered with fine hairs.
Types and varieties of okra according to the shape of the fruit can be divided into round fruit species and angular species; according to the length of the fruit can be divided into long-fruit species and short-fruit species; according to the shape of the plant is divided into short plants and high plant species. Dwarf plants are about 1 meter high, with short internodes, small leaf blades, fewer notches, low flowering nodes, early maturity, less branching, resistance to falling, easy harvesting, and suitable for dense planting. The high plant species plant height, fruit green, good quality.
Okra varieties
[1]1, five horns Introduced from Japan, plant height 1.5 ~ 2 meters, strong branching, from the base of the branch 3 ~ 4, the main and lateral branches of the fruiting power are strong. The fruit is thick green, light green in high temperature period, pentagonal, thin and long, completely without bristles. Early maturity, heat-resistant, the harvest period can reach more than 130 days, per 666.7 square meters yield 2500 kg
Huangqiuqiu Atlas (5)
around, the most suitable for cultivation in the tropics.
2, Wufu Introduced from Taiwan Province, the plant height of 1.5~2 meters, the main branch, lateral branches can bear fruit. Fruit color is bright green, fruit surface is smooth, pentagonal, even hexagonal. The leaf blade is finely lobed. The fifth section of the main branch starts to bear fruit. The yield is about 3000 kg per 666.7 square meters.
3, Kariba okra Plant height 1.5 ~ 2 meters, stem cylindrical. Leaf blade five-lobed green, about 10 ~ 20 cm long, the fruit is thick green, pentagonal, to the main stem results, the first flower appears in the axil of the 5th ~ 7 leaves, 6 ~ 9 days after the flower fruit can grow to 10 ~ 12 cm, processing and export quality varieties, from sowing to harvest 50 ~ 60 days, the harvest period of 110 ~ 130 days [2].
Distribution status
Native to Africa, Egypt and the Caribbean Antigua, Barbados planted more, is one of the vegetables that the people of Africa and the Americas and Southeast Asia like to eat. Our country introduced from India, has been planted for about 60 years, and now there are a small number of cultivation around the cities of the country.
Main Uses
The young fruit (pods) are tender and lubricated, with a unique flavor and high nutritional value, comparable to ginseng (known as green ginseng in Japan and Korea), but more suitable for daily dietary supplements than ginseng. It can be fried, boiled, cold, canned, made into soup and frozen. The young fruits also contain a mucilaginous substance, which helps digestion, treats gastritis and gastric ulcers, protects the liver and enhances the body's endurance. The young leaves are also edible. The flowers, seeds and roots are effective in treating malignant sores and carbuncles, and have some anti-cancer effects. The seeds contain more potassium, calcium, iron, zinc, manganese and other minerals, and can be used to extract oil, protein or as a substitute for coffee