Group:
1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons
Family:
Malvaceae
Genus:
Abelmoschus
Common sinhala name:
Bandakka
Habit:
Annual herb
Origin:
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar Exotic to Sri Lanka
National conservation status:
N/A
Legal status:
N/A
Similar species:
Abelmoschus moschatus (Kapu Kinissa)
All vernacular names:
Lady's fingers (E), බණ්ඩක්කා (Sinhala), Vandakkay (Tamil)
Hibiscus esculentus L.