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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 />

FAMILY: Rutaceae (citrus or rue)<br />

ENGLISH: riverside navel orange, Washington navel orange<br />

PORTUGUESE: laranja-Bahia, laranja-baianinha, laranja-banana,<br />

laranja-c<strong>at</strong>arina, laranja-sem-caroços, laranja-tacuari, laranjaumbigo<br />

SPANISH: apepú, cajel, naranja, naranja agria, naranjo, nébula<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit <strong>of</strong> this New World variety <strong>of</strong> an Asian fruit is<br />

edible. Leaf is medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: New World variety <strong>of</strong> Asian Citrus<br />

REFERENCES: IBGE 1980, OAS 1973, Usher 1974<br />

Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. [hybrid <strong>of</strong> C. aurantifolia x C. medica]<br />

FAMILY: Rutaceae (citrus or rue)<br />

ENGLISH: lemon<br />

PORTUGUESE: limão, limão-amargo, limão-azedo, limão-china, limãocomum,<br />

limão-de-molho, limão-mirim, limão-rosa, limão-silvestre,<br />

limão-taiti<br />

SPANISH: limón, limón ácido, limón agrio, limón amargo, limón<br />

criollo, limón de cabro, limón francés, limón real, limón sutil,<br />

limonero, limonia<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is used for flavoring or a diluted juice, and<br />

rinds are e<strong>at</strong>en candied. Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: uncertain, perhaps Sou<strong>the</strong>ast Asia to <strong>the</strong> subtropical<br />

zone<br />

REFERENCES: IBGE 1980, Leung 1961, Morton 1987a, Omawale 1973, OAS<br />

1973, Peret 1985, Rodríguez Martínez 1990, Samson 1980, Sauer<br />

1993, Usher 1974, Vásquez and Gentry 1989<br />

Citrus maxima (Burm.f.) Merr. [syn. C. decumana (L.) L., C.<br />

grandis (L.) Osbeck ]<br />

FAMILY: Rutaceae (citrus or rue)<br />

ENGLISH: forbidden fruit, pamplemousse, pamplemusa, pomelo, pumelo,<br />

pummelo, pompelmous, shaddock<br />

PORTUGUESE: pomelo, toranja<br />

SPANISH: cidra, pomela, toranja<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits, variable in color, shape, and size (though<br />

generally large), are edible fresh, juiced, or fermented into<br />

alcoholic beverages. The largest citrus fruit, larger than <strong>the</strong><br />

grapefruit (C. paradisi). Also an essential oil source.<br />

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

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, IBGE 1980, Morton 1987a, OAS 1973,<br />

Sauer 1993, Samson 1980, Usher 1974<br />

Citrus medica L.<br />

FAMILY: Rutaceae (citrus or rue)<br />

ENGLISH: citron, citron<br />

PORTUGUESE: cidra, cidr<strong>at</strong>, limão-galego<br />

SPANISH: azambo, azamboero, cidra, cidr<strong>at</strong>ero, cidr<strong>at</strong>o, cidrera,<br />

cidrero, cidro, cedro limón, citrón, lima, limón cidra, poncidre,<br />

poncil, toronja<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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