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

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
SPANISH: jitka (seed), llullu (seed), mostacilla (seed), mostaza
(seed), naba (root), nabicol (root), nabo (root), nabo gallego
(root), nabo gordo (root), nabo redondo (root), nabos (root),
rapush sangra sangra (seed), urqun (seed), yuyo (seed)
USES/NOTES: The root of some cultivars and the seed of others are
edible. Seed oil is used as a lubricant, luminant, for cooking, and
in soap. Bran is used in bird seed mixes. The plant is fed to
animals. Leaves are eaten as greens. B. campestris has been used
for the seed cultivar and B. campestris var. rapa has been used for
the root cultivar.
NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, seed cultivar from southern European highlands,
root cultivar from eastern or central Asia
REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Franquemont et al. 1990, Guia Rural
n.d., Leung 1961, Soukup 1970, Tsunoda et al. 1980, Usher 1974,
Yanovsky 1936
Brodiaea douglasii S. Watson
FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)
USES/NOTES: Corms and seed pods are edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Western Canada through California
REFERENCES: Kirk 1970
Brodiaea pulchella (Salisb.) Greene
FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)
ENGLISH: blue dicks
USES/NOTES: Corms and flowers are edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Western North America
REFERENCES: Clarke 1977, Facciola 1990
Bromelia alsodes St. John [syn. B. slyvestris Burm.f.]
FAMILY: Bromeliaceae (pineapple)
SPANISH: ahuama, cardoncillo, guapilla, jalbay, piña silvestre
USES/NOTES: Fruits are eaten as a snack and their juice is fermented
to make a kind of pulque (an alcoholic beverage often associated
with Agave species).
NATURAL RANGE: Mexico and Central America
REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Bennett 2000
Bromelia chrysantha Jacq.
FAMILY: Bromeliaceae (pineapple)
SPANISH: maya, piña silvestre, piñuela
USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is eaten fresh or in jams and drinks.
NATURAL RANGE: Northern South America to Trinidad
REFERENCES: Bennett 2000, Hoyas 1989, Martin et al. 1987
Bromelia hemisphaerica Lam.
FAMILY: Bromeliaceae (pineapple)
ENGLISH: pinuela
SPANISH: piñuela
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