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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, Peterson 1977,<br />

Radford et al. 1968<br />

Blighia sapida Koenig<br />

FAMILY: Sapindaceae (soapberry or soapwort)<br />

ENGLISH: ackee, akee, red poison fruit<br />

PORTUGUESE: aki<br />

SPANISH: akee, akí, aqui, bien-me-sabe, huevo vegetal, pan y quesito,<br />

seso vegetal<br />

USES/NOTES: Ripe fruit’s cream-colored aril is typically e<strong>at</strong>en cooked<br />

as a vegetable, primarily with fish, but also fried, boiled, in<br />

soups, cooked with rice or breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), or<br />

roasted. Ripe arils are occasionally e<strong>at</strong>en raw. The aril must be<br />

prepared soon after ripening on <strong>the</strong> tree, as it is highly poisonous<br />

until it is ripe and quickly becomes rancid after ripening. The<br />

ackee is a main ingredient in Jamaican cuisine, especially <strong>the</strong><br />

n<strong>at</strong>ional dish ackee and saltfish. Introduced to <strong>the</strong> New World<br />

probably during <strong>the</strong> slave trade <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1700s, <strong>the</strong> ackee is now<br />

cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed in many parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> neotropics, but more so in <strong>the</strong><br />

Antilles, and especially in Jamaica.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical West Africa, probably coastal Guinea, now<br />

n<strong>at</strong>uralized in <strong>the</strong> neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Duke 1986, Gregory 1960, León 1987, Leung 1961, Omawale<br />

1973, Rashford 2001, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Williams and Williams 1969<br />

Blutaporon vermiculare (L.) Mears [syn. Philoxerus vermicularis (L.)<br />

R. Br. ex Sm.]<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed)<br />

ENGLISH: saltweed, samphire<br />

USES/NOTES: Succulent stems and leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics to subtropical America from Florida to<br />

Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Nellis 1994, Steyermark et al. 1995, Taylor 1998<br />

Boerhavia erecta L.<br />

FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae (four o’clock)<br />

PORTUGUESE: erva-tostão-de-Minas<br />

SPANISH: ap<strong>at</strong>s’ akw’aal<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en as cooked greens.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, IBGE 1980<br />

Bomarea acutifolia (Link & Otto) Herbert<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily) or Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis)<br />

USES/NOTES: Starchy tubers are e<strong>at</strong>en in Mexico<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Kunkel 1984, Phillips 1991, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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