Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Wall.

Turner, I. M., 2011, The contribution of Sir William Brooke O’Shaughnessy (1809 - 1889) to plant taxonomy, Phytotaxa 15, pp. 57-63 : 60

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scientific name	Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Wall.
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Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (1794: 617) . Hibiscus esculentus Linnaeus (1753: 696) . Lectotype (designated by van Borssum Waalkes 1966): Herb. Linn. 875.31 (LINN).

Hibiscus longifolius Willdenow (1800: 827) . Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Wall. in O’Shaughnessy (1841: 215). Holotype: INDIA. Klein s.n. (B, fide van Borssum Waalkes (1966)).

Willdenow (1800) described Hibiscus longifolius from Indian material. This species has generally been considered a synonym of the okra or lady’s fingers plant, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench . In The Bengal Dispensatory the combination Abelmoschus longifolius appears, attributed to Wallich. This is a much earlier publication of the name than given in IPNI.

References

Moench, C. (1794) Methodus plantas horti botanici et agri marburgensis. Marburg.

O'Shaughnessy, W. B. (1841) The Bengal dispensatory and pharmacopoeia chiefly compiled from the works of Roxburgh, Wallich, Ainslie, Wight and Arnot, Royle, Pereira, Lindley, Richard, and Fee, and including the results of numerous special experiments. Bishop's College Press, Calcutta.

Van Borssum Waalkes, J. (1966) Malesian Malvaceae revised. Blumea 14: 1 - 251.

Willdenow, C. L. (1800) Species plantarum. Volume 3, part 1. G. C. Nauk, Berlin.