Musk Mallow

Abelmoschus moschatus

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	8-11 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	2.0
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Growth	Fast
Uses
Utility	Essential Oil, Fiber, Pest control, oil, Fragrance
Edible	true
Edible parts	Leaves, Root, Seed, Seedpod, Shoots
Edible uses	Oil, Condiment
Names
Alternate name	Musk Okra, Hibiscus Abelmoschus
Taxonomy
Family	Malvaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced into	Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Belize, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Liberia, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Peru, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zaïre
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Created: 2020-11-13 19:16:45 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:50:13 UTC by andrew-haupt

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Hibiscus Abelmoschus is a synonym of this plant.

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