Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region ediblepoisonousp00dahl Year: 1944 I 65 52. Okra Hibiscus esculentus The young tender seed pods of the okra are eaten fried, stewed or prepared in other ways, and are very good in soups. They are seldom cultivated except in the lowlands. Okra is well known in the southern United States, but is uncommon in the North. This soft-stemmed garden plant is usually 3 or 4 feet high and has large yellow flowers. In Mexico and Central America it is called variously gumbo, gombo, chimbombo, ocra and quingombo; in Cuba quimbombo; in Panama napi.

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