**6. Conclusion**

*Abelmoschus* is an economically important genus which is distributed worldwide. Along with the cultivated species, some of wild species are traditionally used to cure many disorders. *A. manihot* is rich source of phytochemicals and antioxidant activities. *A. moschatus* has great number of phytoconstituents and contains aromatic compounds in its seeds which are utilized in perfume industries. *Abelmoschus* species contains mucilage which has several food and medicinal applications. It is useful in cleaning the sugar cane juice in jaggery preparation. Isolation and identification of many compounds from wild species proved to have diverse medicinal properties along with extraordinary nutritional potential. A large number of intervarietal combinations have been studied, but not much progress has been made in the improvement of this genus. As a rich source of phytochemicals and nutrition, wild species of *Abelmoschus* offers opportunities for the development as a substitute for cultivated species as a vegetable.
