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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 />

glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and <strong>the</strong> nausea <strong>of</strong> chemo<strong>the</strong>rapy.<br />

Taxonomic uncertainty exists: C. s<strong>at</strong>iva subsp. indica (Lam.) Small<br />

& Cronq. (C. indica Lam.) has been applied to plants with higher<br />

levels <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> intoxicant delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Asia, widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed and n<strong>at</strong>uralized in <strong>the</strong> Americas<br />

REFERENCES: Carneiro Martins 1989, Comitos 1975, de Gámez 1973, Duke<br />

1986, Duke 1992, Fernald et al. 1958, FNAEC 1997, Harrington 1967,<br />

Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Kirk 1970, León 1987, Mabberley 1987, OAS 1973,<br />

Purseglove 1968, Rubin 1975, Sturtevant 1972, Usher 1974<br />

Capparis spinosa L.<br />

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (brassica) or Capparidaceae (caper)<br />

ENGLISH: caper, capers, common caperbush<br />

PORTUGUESE: alcaparra<br />

SPANISH: alcaparra, alcaparrera, alcaparro, alcaparrón<br />

USES/NOTES: Flower buds are <strong>the</strong> capers <strong>of</strong> commerce, typically pickled<br />

or used as a condiment. Berries can be e<strong>at</strong>en pickled, and young<br />

sprouts are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked. Infrequently cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed in <strong>the</strong> Americas.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mediterranean Africa, perhaps to Mediterranean Europe<br />

REFERENCES: Bianchini and Corbetta 1976, Bourke et al. 1987, Creasy<br />

1982, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980, Mabberley 1987, Rehm and Espig<br />

1991, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Capirona decordicans Spruce [syn. Loretoa peruviana Standley]<br />

FAMILY: Rubiaceae (c<strong>of</strong>fee or madder)<br />

PORTUGUESE: escorrega-macaco, mamalu, mamaluco, mamaluco-escorregamacaco,<br />

mul<strong>at</strong>eiro-escorrega-macaco, pau-mul<strong>at</strong>o-da-terra-firme<br />

SPANISH: meto huayo<br />

USES/NOTES: Nut is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Macbride 1936, Pinedo-Vásquez et<br />

al. 1992, Rankin de Mérona et al. 1992, Renner et al. 1990,<br />

UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Capraria biflora L.<br />

FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (figwort or snapdragon)<br />

ENGLISH: go<strong>at</strong>weed, Jamaica tea, West Indian tea, wild tea<br />

PORTUGUESE: balsaminha, chá-bravo, chá-da-América, chá-da-terra, cháde-Marajó,<br />

m<strong>at</strong>e<br />

SPANISH: savadilla, té de santa maría, té del país<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics and subtropics from Florida and Texas through<br />

<strong>the</strong> Bahamas, <strong>the</strong> West Indies, and Central America to Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Facciola 1990, Grupo de Comunicação Três 1998,<br />

UFA/NYBG n.d., von Reis Altschul 1973<br />

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medikus<br />

FAMILY: Cruciferae (mustard) or Brassicaceae (brassica)<br />

ENGLISH: Chinese cress, lady’s purse, salt-and-pepper, shepherd’s<br />

purse, w<strong>at</strong>er chestnut vegetable<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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