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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 />

Cleistocactus acanthurus (Vaupel) D. Hunt [syn. Borzicactus<br />

acanthurus (Vaupel) Britton & Rose, B. eriotrichus (Werderm. &<br />

Backeb.) Backeb.]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

USES/NOTES: Globular fruit is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central coastal Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Cleistocactus baumannii (Lemaire) Lemaire<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: firecracker cactus, scarlet bugler<br />

SPANISH: candelilla, pitahayacita<br />

USES/NOTES: Red fruit’s white pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Bolivia, Paraguay, nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina,<br />

and Uruguay<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, MBG n.d., von Reis Altschul 1973<br />

Cleistocactus sepium (Kunth) F.A.C. Weber [syn. Borzicactus sepium<br />

(Kunth) Britton & Rose]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

SPANISH: muyusa<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en in Amb<strong>at</strong>o, Ecuador.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Andean Ecuador and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Britton and Rose 1963,<br />

Mabberley 1987, Martin et al. 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C. Weber) Britton and Rose<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

SPANISH: sitiquira<br />

USES/NOTES: Globose fruit’s pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina perhaps to adjacent Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, von Reis Altschul 1973<br />

Cleome gynandra L.<br />

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

ENGLISH: African spider-flower, bastard-mustard, c<strong>at</strong> whiskers,<br />

c<strong>at</strong>’s-whiskers, spiderwisp, wild spider flower<br />

SPANISH: acaya, mouzambi, vol<strong>at</strong><br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used as a po<strong>the</strong>rb or a vegetable.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Old World tropics, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in <strong>the</strong> Americas from<br />

<strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn U.S. to nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina<br />

REFERENCES: Mabberley 1987<br />

Cleome isomeris E. Greene [syn. Isomeris arborea Nutt. in Torrey &<br />

A. Gray]<br />

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

ENGLISH: bladderbush, bladderpod, bladderpod spider-flower,<br />

burrowf<strong>at</strong><br />

USES/NOTES: Green fruit pods are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked, traditionally in <strong>the</strong><br />

ground.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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