Abelmoschus odishae (Malvoideae: Malvaceae): a new wild okra from tropical Eastern India Author Misra, R. C. text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-08-14 607 5 291 300 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.607.5.3 journal article 31719 10.11646/phytotaxa.607.5.3 5c7fd2ea-834e-4a7a-8eb1-8a82a3e354b6 1179-3163 8248832

TABLE 2. Comparison of seed micro-morphology of A. odishae to A. palianus and its closely related taxa of Abelmoschus (through SEM).

Species	Seed shape	Seed surface texture	Trichome characteristics	Epidermal cells	Cell wall	Hilum shape	Reference cited
Abelmoschus odishae sp. nov.	Sub- reniform	Puberulent	Unicellular, non-spiral, stout, straight, flattened, short, base free, not deflected, acute, persistent	Penta- hexagonal, regular	Flat, smooth, raised, thickness not uniform with false septa inside	Spathulate to lingulate.	Present study
Abelmoschus palianus	Reniform	Pubescent	Unicellular, spiral, slender, elongated, base free, deflected, acute, persistent	Tetra- pentagonal, regular	Slightly concave, smooth, thickness not uniform.	Rounded	Patil et al. 2015b, Sutar et al. 2013
Abelmoschus manihot var. pungens	Sub-reniform	Pubescent with golden hairs	Unicellular, non-spiral, elongated, base free, deflected, acute, persistent	Polygonal, irregular	Flat, not smooth, thickness not uniform	Triangular	Patil et al. 2015b, Sivarajan & Pradeep 1996
Abelmoschus angulosus var. grandiflorus	Sub-globose to reniform	Pubescent with golden brown hairs	Unicellular, non-spiral, elongated, base free and conjugate, deflected, acute, persistent	Penta- hexagonal, regular	Slightly concave, smooth, thickness more or less uniform	Ovate	Misra et al. 2022, Patil et al. 2015b
Abelmoschus angulosus var. purpureus	Sub-globose	Pubescent with white hairs	Bi- or tri-cellular, non-spiral, elongated, base conjugate, deflected, acute, persistent	Tetra- pentagonal, regular	Slightly concave, smooth, obliterated at times, thickness not uniform	Rounded	Patil et al. 2015b
Abelmoschus angulosus var. angulosus	Sub-globose	Pubescent with white hairs.	Uni- or bi-cellular, non- spiral, elongated, base free and conjugate, deflected, acute, persistent	Polygonal, irregular	Concave, highly obliterated, not smooth, thickness not uniform	Rounded	Patil et al. 2015b
Abelmoschus angulosus var. mahendragiriensis	Sub-reniform	Pubescent with brown hairs	Unicellular, spiral at apex, elongated, base free rarely conjugate, not deflected, persistent	Hexagonal, regular	Flat, not smooth, obliterated, thickness not uniform	Ovate	Misra et al. 2018