Okra leaves are heart sharped and 3-5 lobed. The flowers are yellow with a crimson Centre. The fruit or pod, hairy at the base is tapering 10 angled capsules 10-25cm in length that contains numerous oval dark colored seeds. Okra is rich in vitamins A and C as well as antioxidants that help reduces the risk of serious health conditions like cancer, diabetes, stroke and heart diseases, is also a good source of magnesium
