29.01.2013 Views

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

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

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

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

Carya floridana Sarg.<br />

FAMILY: Juglandaceae (walnut)<br />

ENGLISH: Florida hickory, Florida scrub hickory, scrub hickory<br />

USES/NOTES: Small kernels <strong>of</strong> this small to medium sized, somewh<strong>at</strong> rare<br />

tree are sweet.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Peninsular Florida<br />

REFERENCES: FNAEC 1997, Godfrey 1988, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes)<br />

Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet [syn. C. ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg., Hicoria<br />

glabra (Miller) Britton, Hicoria microcarpa (Nutt.) Britton]<br />

FAMILY: Juglandaceae (walnut)<br />

ENGLISH: hognut, littlenut hickory, pignut, pignut hickory, small<br />

pignut, sweet pignut<br />

USES/NOTES: Thick shelled kernels <strong>of</strong> this large, deciduous, <strong>at</strong>tractive<br />

tree can be sweet or bitter. The small-fruited variety (littlenut<br />

hickory or small pignut) has been tre<strong>at</strong>ed as a distinct species (C.<br />

ovalis).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America from Vermont, Ontario, sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Michigan, and Illinois, to central Florida and eastern Texas<br />

REFERENCES: Brouk 1975, FNAEC 1997, Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Godfrey<br />

1988, Graves 1956, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Manning 1950, Nelson 1994,<br />

Yanovsky 1936<br />

Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch [syn. C. oliviformis (Michaux<br />

f.) Nutt., Hickoria pecan (Marsh.) Britton]<br />

FAMILY: Juglandaceae (walnut)<br />

ENGLISH: pecan, pecan nut<br />

PORTUGUESE: noz-pecã, pecã<br />

SPANISH: nogal morado, nogal pecanero, nuez encarcelada, nuez pecan,<br />

pacana, pecana<br />

USES/NOTES: Giant (to over 50 meters), shaggy-barked deciduous tree is<br />

commercially cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its sweet nut, which comes in a hardshelled,<br />

oblong, green fruit. Nut oil is used in cosmetics. The<br />

Texas st<strong>at</strong>e tree has some 500 named varieties. The L<strong>at</strong>in binomial<br />

is also seen spelled as C. illinoensis.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mississippi floodplain including some tributaries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

U.S. from sou<strong>the</strong>rn Ohio to <strong>the</strong> Gulf <strong>of</strong> Mexico, eastern Oklahoma and<br />

Texas, and small isol<strong>at</strong>ed popul<strong>at</strong>ions in nor<strong>the</strong>astern Mexico,<br />

sparsely n<strong>at</strong>uralized in favorable loc<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, FNAEC 1997, Godfrey 1988, Guia Rural<br />

n.d., Hall 2000, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Leung 1961, Mabberley 1987,<br />

Nelson 1994, Rehm and Espig 1991, Usher 1974, Woodro<strong>of</strong> 1979<br />

Carya laciniosa (Michaux f.) Loudon [syn. Hicoria laciniosa (Michaux<br />

f.) Sarg.]<br />

FAMILY: Juglandaceae (walnut)<br />

ENGLISH: big shellbark hickory, king nut, shellbark hickory<br />

USES/NOTES: Sweet kernels are edible and an edible oil source, and sap<br />

can be made into syrup.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

163

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!