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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 />

ENGLISH: Chinese tea, common tea, Japanese tea, tea<br />

PORTUGUESE: chá, chá-da-Índia, chá-japonês, chá-preto<br />

SPANISH: té<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves, buds, and internodes are <strong>the</strong> principal tea <strong>of</strong><br />

commerce. Fruits and seed oil are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>ast Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Guia Rural n.d., Hobhouse 1986, IBGE 1980, Steinkraus<br />

1983, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, von Reis Altschul 1973, von Reis Altschul and<br />

Lipp 1982<br />

Campanula rapunculoides L.<br />

FAMILY: Campanulaceae (bellflower)<br />

ENGLISH: creeping bellflower, harebell, rover bellflower<br />

USES/NOTES: Young leaves and shoots are e<strong>at</strong>en as a po<strong>the</strong>rb or in<br />

salads. Roots are e<strong>at</strong>en boiled, roasted, or fried.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967<br />

Campnosperma panamense Standley<br />

FAMILY: Anacardiaceae (cashew or poison ivy)<br />

SPANISH: sajo<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible. Economically important in <strong>the</strong> Chocó.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Moist lowlands <strong>of</strong> eastern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa<br />

Rica, and Panama, and western Colombia, and northwestern Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Barfod 1987, Duke n.d., Martin et al. 1987, Nelson 1979<br />

Campomanesia adamantium (Cambess.) O. Berg [syn. C. cerulea O. Berg,<br />

C. obscura O. Berg]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

PORTUGUESE: guabiroba, guaviramí<br />

USES/NOTES: Sweet fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en out <strong>of</strong> hand, made into juice, or<br />

made into an alcoholic beverage similar to aguardiente in Paraguay.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil and Paraguay<br />

REFERENCES: Landrum 1986, Martin et al. 1987, Reed 1995<br />

Campomanesia arom<strong>at</strong>ica (Aublet) Griseb. [syn. Psidium arom<strong>at</strong>icum<br />

Aublet] and C. guaviroba (DC.) Kiaerskov [syn. Abbevillea fenzliana<br />

O. Berg, nomen illegit., Psidium guaviroba DC.]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: guabiroba, guava strawberry, guavaberry<br />

PORTUGUESE: gabiraba, gabiroba, gabirova, guabiroba, guaviroba,<br />

palilho<br />

SPANISH: michinche, palillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible and leaves are medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: South America and <strong>the</strong> West Indies<br />

REFERENCES: Angely 1970, Bernardi 1985, Bonuccelli 1989, Cavalcante<br />

1991, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980, Landrum 1986, Martin et al. 1987,<br />

Sturtevant 1972, Usher 1974<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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