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

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
ranges from Panama through Mexico into the southwestern U.S. to
Colorado
REFERENCES: Beetle et al. 1987, Bye 2004, MBG n.d., Torres n.d.
Brosimum acutifolium Huber
FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)
PORTUGUESE: muira piranga, mururé, mururé-da-terra-firme
USES/NOTES: Seed is edible. Bark and roots are antirheumatic and used
to treat malaria.
NATURAL RANGE: Brazil
REFERENCES: Berg 1984, Kermath (notes), Martin et al. 1987, Silva et
al. 1977
Brosimum alicastrum Sw. [syn. B. terrabanum Pittier]
FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)
ENGLISH: breadnut tree, breadnut, Mayan breadnut, ramon, ramón, ramon
breadnut tree
SPANISH: a-agl, apomo, capomo, guáimaro, hairi, hairi-te, huje, huji,
Juan Diego, lan-fe-la, masico, mosaico, nazareno samaritano, nuez
de pan, ojite, ojoche, ox, oox, k án oox, ramón, ramón blanco,
tunumi-taján
USES/NOTES: Primarily a famine food, the seed may be consumed raw,
cooked, mashed, dried, ground and made into tortillas, or prepared
in beverages. Latex is said to be potable. Fruits are eaten boiled.
Leaves are used for fodder. Drought tolerant species often is
associated with Mayan ruin sites. Introduced as an ornamental
outside its natural range.
NATURAL RANGE: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and the
Greater Antilles
REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Bourke et al. 1987, Duke 1986, Duke n.d.,
Espejo Serna et al. n.d., Facciola 1990, Lambert and Arnason 1982,
Mabberley 1987, Niembro Rocas 1992, OAS 1973, Pohl and Miksicek
1985, Schlesinger 2002, Turner and Miksicek 1984, Usher 1974, Will
1991
Brosimum costaricanum Liebm.
FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)
SPANISH: masicarán, ojoche
USES/NOTES: Seeds are eaten boiled.
NATURAL RANGE: Costa Rica and Panama
REFERENCES: CTFS n.d., Martin et al. 1987, OAS 1973
Brosimum gaudichaudii Trécul
FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)
PORTUGUESE: fruta-de-cera, mama-cadela, maminha-de-cadela
USES/NOTES: Fruits and sap are edible. Also medicinal.
NATURAL RANGE: Brazil
REFERENCES: Bernardi 1985, Jardim Botânico de Brasília 1989, Martin et
al. 1987, Pereira and Aparecida n.d.
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