BSI Flora of India says that subsp. *manihot* is mainly cultivated in southeast Asia and sometimes occurs as an escape from cultivation, while *subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Homem.) Borss.* <http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=2642&type=9> is distributed through out India. In view taking this as *subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Homem.) Borss.* <http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=2642&type=9>
On Tuesday, 29 December 2009 10:27:52 UTC+5:30, Alok wrote: > the pictures may not be very clear but the plant was asked by one of my > friends and collected from somewhere near Nasik and he says its a wild > species of Bhindi (Abelmoschus). is it a wild species or the same we eat as > vegetable....? > > Alok > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

