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The major bhendi (okra) producing states are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Botanical Name : Abelmoschus esculentus

Family : Malvaceae

Plant Discription : It is an annual erect herb 0.9 to 2.1 m in height, hairy, with 3 to 5 lobed palmately cordate leaves. The plants bear 12.5 to 30 cm pyramidal pods.

Centre of origin : Africa

Pollination system : Cross pollinated

Chromosome no : 2n=72,120,130,132

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