Ventai (Tamil- வெண்டை) (4663959444)

Description:

Malvaceae (mallow family) » Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench a-bel-MOS-kus -- from Arabic, abu-al-mosk (father, or source of musk) es-kew-LEN-tus -- edible commonly known as: lady's finger, okra • Assamese: ভেন্দি bhendi • Bengali: ঢেঁড়স dhenras • Gujarati: ભીંડો bhindo • Hindi: भिण्डी bhindi, ढेंड़स dhenras, रामतुरई ram-turai • Kannada: ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ bendekayi • Konkani: भेंडे bhende • Malayalam: വെണ്ടയ്ക്ക ventaykka • Manipuri: belendri • Marathi: भेंडी bhendi, रामतुरई ramaturai • Mizo: bawrhsaia be • Nepali: भिण्डी bhindi, राम्-तोरियाँ ram-toriya • Oriya: ଭେଣ୍ଡି bhendi • Punjabi: ਭੀਂਡੀ bhindi • Sanskrit: भिण्ड bhinda • Sindhi: ڀيِنڊيِ bhiindii • Tamil: வெண்டை ventai • Telugu: బెండ benda • Urdu: بهنڐي bhindi, ڐهينڙس dhenras, رام ترئي ram-turai Distribution: widely cultivated in tropic & warm-temperate regions
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • The Plants List • DDSA • Monier-Williams Dictionary