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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 />

Cynodendron ferrugineum (Ruiz & Pavón) Bernardi, Nycterisition<br />

ferrugineum Ruiz & Pavón]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

SPANISH: barbasco caspi, caimitillo, caimito, chacalema, chirinumi,<br />

masaranduvilla, palo barbasco, quinilla, yaso<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian slopes <strong>of</strong> Andean Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Pennington 1990<br />

Chrysophyllum argenteum Jacq. subsp. panamense (Pittier) Penn.<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: wild star apple<br />

SPANISH: caimito, caimito morado, caimo de monte, caimo liso de monte<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are sweet, though rich in l<strong>at</strong>ex.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Costa Rica, Panama, western Colombia, and western<br />

Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990<br />

Chrysophyllum bombycinum Penn.<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

PORTUGUESE: abiurana-da-folha-grande, coquirana<br />

SPANISH: bal<strong>at</strong>illo, caimitillo-hoja-grande<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Peru and Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Pennington 1990, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Chrysophyllum cainito L. [syn. C. bicolor (Poiret) Baehni, C.<br />

monopyrenum Sw.]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: caimit, caimite, caimito, cainit, cainito, damsel, golden<br />

leaf, green-skinned star apple, kaimit, purple star apple, star<br />

apple, star-plum, white-skinned star apple<br />

FRENCH: abiaba, buis, caimite, caïnite, macoucou, pied caimite or<br />

caimitier a feuilles d’or, pomme étoilée, pomme de lait, pomme<br />

surette<br />

PORTUGUESE: ajara, camiquié, caimitier, caimiteiro, cainito, camitié<br />

SPANISH: ablaca, aguay, caimillo, caimitero, caimito, caimito<br />

maduraverde, caimo, caimo morado, cauje, estrella, guayabillo,<br />

maduraverde, murucuja, olivoa, sapotillo<br />

SURINAMESE: apra, goudblad boom, sterappel<br />

USES/NOTES: Widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed fruits are sweet and much appreci<strong>at</strong>ed,<br />

but produce a sticky, glue-like l<strong>at</strong>ex when very ripe. Horizontally<br />

cut fruit exposes a star p<strong>at</strong>tern on <strong>the</strong> cut surface. Wood is good<br />

for lumber.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Gre<strong>at</strong>er Antilles, widely introduced and cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

elsewhere<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute 1974,<br />

Cavalcante 1991, Foster and Cordell 1992, Fouqué 1973, Morton<br />

1987a, Omawale 1973, OAS 1973, Pennington 1990, Popenoe 1974<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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