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Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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

Bomarea edulis (Tussac) Herbert<br />

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

ENGLISH: white Jerusalem artichoke<br />

SPANISH: coyolxóchitl<br />

USES/NOTES: Starchy tubers are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics, perhaps domestic<strong>at</strong>ed in <strong>the</strong> Dominican<br />

Republic and/or Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Hernández<br />

Xolocotzi 1993, Kunkel 1984, Mabberley 1987, Phillips 1991, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968<br />

Bomarea glaucescens (Kunth) Baker<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics, perhaps Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Kunkel 1984, Phillips 1991, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968<br />

Bomarea ov<strong>at</strong>a (Cav.) Mirbel<br />

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

USES/NOTES: Tubers are e<strong>at</strong>en in <strong>the</strong> Dominican Republic.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Kunkel 1984, Phillips 1991, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968<br />

Bomarea salsilla (L.) Herbert<br />

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

USES/NOTES: Tubers are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Chile<br />

REFERENCES: Marticorena and Quezada 1985, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Bombax ellipticum Kunth<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow), previously Bombacaceae (silk-cotton)<br />

SPANISH: mococ, mokok<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en in Mexico.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico to Gu<strong>at</strong>emala<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Standley and Steyermark 1949<br />

Bontia daphnoides L.<br />

FAMILY: Myoporaceae (emu bush)<br />

ENGLISH: white-alling<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used for tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: West Indies and nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America<br />

REFERENCES: Nellis 1994<br />

Borago <strong>of</strong>ficinalis L.<br />

FAMILY: Boraginaceae (borage)<br />

ENGLISH: borage<br />

PORTUGUESE: borragem<br />

SPANISH: becoquino, borraja<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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