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

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FAMILY: Cabombaceae (water-shield), previously Nymphaeaceae (waterlily)
ENGLISH: purple wen-dock, water-shield
USES/NOTES: Young, opening leaves are eaten seasoned with vinegar in
Japan, and roots are edible cooked.
NATURAL RANGE: Eastern and western Canada and U.S., Mexico, Central
America, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, southeastern Venezuela, East
Asia, eastern Australia, and Africa
REFERENCES: Burger 1977, Facciola 1990, FNAEC 1997, Gibbons and Tucker
1979, Mabberley 1987, Uphof 1968
Brassica chinensis L.
FAMILY: Cruciferae (mustard) or Brassicaceae (brassica)
ENGLISH: cabbage, celery cabbage, Chinese cabbage, choi sum, mustard,
pak choi, shantung cabbage
PORTUGUESE: couve-chinesa, couve-da-China, repolho-chinês
SPANISH: col China, col de China
USES/NOTES: Leaves and stalks are eaten as vegetables.
NATURAL RANGE: East Asia, perhaps China
REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute
1974, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980, Leung 1961, Mabberley 1987,
Purseglove 1968
Brassica juncea (L.) Czerniak.
FAMILY: Cruciferae (mustard) or Brassicaceae (brassica)
ENGLISH: brown mustard, Indian mustard, leaf mustard, mustard greens
PORTUGUESE: mostarda, mostarda-da-China, mostarda-da-India, mostardade-folha,
mostarda-vermelha
SPANISH: mostaza
USES/NOTES: Stems and leaves are eaten cooked or uncooked. Seeds are
used to make mustard spreads. Probably derived from B. campestris
and B. nigra.
NATURAL RANGE: Southwest Asia to India
REFERENCES: Allchin 1969, Facciola 1990, Guia Rural 1990, Harrington
1967, Omawale 1973, Purseglove 1968, Sauer 1993, Usher 1974
Brassica napus L.
FAMILY: Cruciferae (mustard) or Brassicaceae (brassica)
ENGLISH: canola (a widely adopted trade name), colza, rape, rapeseed
PORTUGUESE: colza, nabiça, nabo silvestre
SPANISH: nabo de invierno
USES/NOTES: Seed oil, marketed as Canola or Puritan oil, is used in
cooking, medicines, and industry. Seeds and inflorescence are
edible. Plant is used as fodder. Well-suited to cool climates.
NATURAL RANGE: Mediterranean region
REFERENCES: Clayton 1994, Downey 1990, Howard 1994, Leung 1961,
Purseglove 1968, Rehm and Espig 1991, Sauer 1993
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Reichb. [syn. B.
napobrassica (L.) Miller]
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