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Agriculture · Q922

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 922

Q922

Okra belongs to family

A.
Myrtaceae
B.
Malvaceae
Answer
C.
Euphorbiaceae
D.
Palmae

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Okra belongs to the family Malvaceae.
Malvaceae or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian.
Okra is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It has edible green seed pods.