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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: wooly leaf sapote<br />

SPANISH: m<strong>at</strong>asano de mico, yuy, zapote blanco<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Breedlove 1986, Morton 1987a, OAS 1973, Sousa and Cabrera<br />

1983<br />

Cassia fistula L.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: golden shower<br />

SPANISH: caña fistola, cañafístola, cañafítula, guayaba cimarrona,<br />

lluvia de oro<br />

USES/NOTES: Yellow flowers are edible, though leaves and pods are<br />

lax<strong>at</strong>ive. Shrub is grown in <strong>the</strong> Americas as an ornamental.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Lower valleys <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn Himalyas to Sri Lanka,<br />

widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed and n<strong>at</strong>uralized in warm regions<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, MBG n.d., Molina 1975<br />

Cassia grandis L.f.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: horse cassia, licorice tree, stinking toe<br />

SPANISH: bucte, cañadonga, cañafístola cimarrona, canafístula<br />

cimarrona, cañafístula cimarrona, cañafístula de castilla,<br />

cañafístula, canaflote, cañaflote, cañandonga de masa, cañandonga,<br />

capote, carago, caragua, caragüe, carámbano, carao, carmano,<br />

chácara, marimari, marimarí, sandal, sandalo, saragundín<br />

USES/NOTES: Unpleasant smelling fruit is edible, though lax<strong>at</strong>ive.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia, Venezuela, and <strong>the</strong> Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Duke n.d., Irwin 1966b, Irwin and Barneby<br />

1982, Mutchnick and McCarthy 1997, OAS 1973, Smith et al. 1992,<br />

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

Cassia leiandra Benth.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ingá-mari, marimari, marimari-da-várzea, seruaia<br />

USES/NOTES: Long, cylindrical fruit pod is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonas and Pará, Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Martin et al. 1987, Smith et al. 1992<br />

Castanea dent<strong>at</strong>a (Marshall) Borkh.<br />

FAMILY: Fagaceae (beech or oak)<br />

ENGLISH: American chestnut, chestnut<br />

PORTUGUESE: castanha<br />

SPANISH: castaña<br />

USES/NOTES: Edible kernels are highly esteemed as nuts e<strong>at</strong>en out <strong>of</strong><br />

hand or cooked in various foods. Oil is also edible. Trees have<br />

suffered gre<strong>at</strong>ly, especially since 1930, from chestnut blight<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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