Jungli Bhindi / Edible Hibiscus
Abelmoschus manihot
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-February
How to identify Jungli Bhindi
Identify Jungli Bhindi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Deeply palmately lobed.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jungli Bhindi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Abelmoschus manihot
- Genus
- Abelmoschus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, road sides and wasteland
- Distribution
- India to Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Daman & Diu, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Deeply palmately lobedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jungli Bhindi itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jungli Bhindi itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली भिंडी jungli bhindi
- Marathi
- रान भेंडी raan bhendi, रान भेंडी
About Jungli Bhindi
Edible Hibiscus (Abelmoschus manihot) is a low shrub in the Malvaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and 16 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests, road sides and wasteland. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Jungli Bhindi belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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