Abelmoschus angulosus

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Abelmoschus angulosus.jpg

| genus = Abelmoschus

| species = angulosus

| authority = Wall. ex Wight & Arn.

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Abelmoschus angulosus is a plant species in the family Malvaceae, found in the Indian Subcontinent, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia.{{GRIN | accessdate=May 15, 2012}} It grows in temperate and wet regions between 750 and 2000 m, and is the only wild species of the genus Abelmoschus with a notable tolerance to low temperatures and light frost.{{cite book | title=Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement | publisher=CRC Press | author=Singh, Ram J. | year=2006 |pages=152| isbn=9780849396465}}{{cite book | title=Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops, Volume 2 | publisher=New India Publishing | author=Peter, K.V. | year=2007 | location=India | pages=211 | isbn=9788189422691}}