via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > A <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/a> > *Abelmoschus esculentus* (L.) Moench [image: Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6140292159/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Ladies%20Finger.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Abelmoschus%20esculentus> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Abelmoschusesculentus&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Abelmoschusesculentus&format=kml_nl> *a-bel-MOS-kus* -- from Arabic, *abu-al-mosk* (father, or source of musk) *es-kew-LEN-tus* -- edible *commonly known as*: lady's finger<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/lady-s-finger>, okra<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/okra>• *Assamese*: ভেন্দি bhendi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/bhendi-bhendi>• *Bengali*: ঢেঁড়স dhenras<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/dhemrasa-dheras>• *Gujarati*: ભીંડો bhindo<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/bhindo-bhindo>• *Hindi*: भिण्डी bhindi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bhindi-bhindi>, ढेंड़स dhenras<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/dhenrasa-dhenras>, रामतुरई ram-turai<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/ramatura-i-ram-turai>• *Kannada*: ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ bendekayi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/bendekayi-bendekayi>• *Konkani*: भेंडे bhende<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/bhende-bhende>• *Malayalam*: വെണ്ടയ്ക്ക ventaykka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/ventaykka-ventaykka>• *Manipuri*: belendri<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/belendri>• *Marathi*: भेंडी bhendi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/bhendi-bhendi>, रामतुरई ramaturai<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/ramatura-i-ramaturai>• *Mizo*: bawrhsaia be<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/bawrhsaia-be>• *Nepali*: भिण्डी bhindi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/bhindi-bhindi>, राम्-तोरियाँ ram-toriya<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/ram-toriyam-ram-toriya>• *Oriya*: bhendi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/bhendi>• *Punjabi*: ਭੀਂਡੀ bhindi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/punjabi/bhindi-bhindi>• *Sanskrit*: भिण्ड bhinda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhinda-bhinda>• *Sindhi*: ڀيِنڊيِ bhiindii<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sindhi/bhiindii>• *Tamil*: வெண்டை ventai<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ventai-ventai>• *Telugu*: బెండ benda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/benda-benda>• *Urdu*: بهنڐي bhindi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/urdu/bhindi>, ڐهينڙس dhenras<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/urdu/dhenras>, رام ترئي ram-turai<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/urdu/ram-turai> ... more names in *Sanskrit*: अस्रपत्त्रक asra-pattraka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/asrapattraka-asra-pattraka>, चतुष्पुण्ड्र catus-pundra<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/catuspundra-catus-pundra>, करपर्ण kara-parna<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/karaparna-kara-parna>, क्षेत्रसम्भव ksetra-sambhava<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/ksetrasambhava-ksetra-sambhava>, सुशाक susaka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/susaka-susaka>, वृत्तबीज vrtta-bija<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrttabija-vrtta-bija> *botanical names*: *Abelmoschus esculentus* (L.) Moench ... *synonyms*: *Abelmoschus bammia* Webb • *Abelmoschus longifolius* (Willd.) Kostel. • *Abelmoschus officinalis* (DC.) Endl. • *Abelmoschus praecox* Sickenb. • *Abelmoschus tuberculatus* Pal & Singh • *Abelmoschus tuberculatus* var. *deltoidefolius*T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar • *Hibiscus esculentus* L. • *Hibiscus longifolius* Willd. Illustrated photo at base village Vadgaon of Manikgad, 11 SEP 2011 Regards. Dinesh
