Okra also has many other names such as okra, yellow cotton, corn or coffee herb, okra (UK), with the old scientific name called Hibicus enculentus L. (Albelmoschus enculentus Wight et Arn) belonging to the East family (Malvaceae) ).

It is a plant native to West Africa, has a good tolerance to heat and drought, is cultivated in tropical or temperate regions, and is common in the southern United States. In our country, okra is grown in many places but concentrated in the southern provinces.