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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 />

USES/NOTES: Fruits and leaves are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico through Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Breedlove 1986, Cowan 1983, Molina 1975,<br />

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

Clinopodium vulgare L. [includes S<strong>at</strong>ureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch.]<br />

FAMILY: Labi<strong>at</strong>ae or Lamiaceae (mint)<br />

ENGLISH: field basil, wild basil<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used as a spice or as tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe and eastern North America<br />

REFERENCES: Crowhurst 1972, Fernald 1950, Peterson 1977, Voss 1996<br />

Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf. [also C. umbell<strong>at</strong>a (Michaux)<br />

Morong]<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: bluebead, corn lily, cow tongue, speckled wood-lily, straw<br />

lily<br />

USES/NOTES: Very young leaves are used in salads and as a po<strong>the</strong>rb.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America<br />

REFERENCES: Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Radford et al. 1968, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968<br />

Clitoria tern<strong>at</strong>ea L.<br />

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

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: blue pea, blue vine, butterfly pea, kord<strong>of</strong>an pea<br />

SPANISH: yuca de r<strong>at</strong>ón<br />

USES/NOTES: Pods are e<strong>at</strong>en like common green beans, flowers produce<br />

an edible blue dye, and leaves are edible and <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> a<br />

food colorant.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: probably Neotropics, perhaps Mexico and Central<br />

America, now pantropical<br />

REFERENCES: Berendsohn and Araniva de González 1989a, Bourke et al.<br />

1987, Facciola 1990, Janzen and Liesner 1980, Mabberley 1987,<br />

Sousa and Cabrera 1983<br />

Clusia sp.<br />

FAMILY: Clusiaceae (mangosteen) or Guttiferae (garcinia)<br />

SPANISH: mora, palo de tinta amarilla<br />

USES/NOTES: An unidentified Clusia sp. reportedly is e<strong>at</strong>en in <strong>the</strong><br />

Gu<strong>at</strong>emalan Petén.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics, perhaps <strong>the</strong> Petén <strong>of</strong> Gu<strong>at</strong>emala<br />

REFERENCES: Mutchnick and McCarthy 1997<br />

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Miller) I.M. Johnston [syn. J<strong>at</strong>ropha<br />

aconitifolia Miller]<br />

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)<br />

ENGLISH: chaya, stinging nettle, tree spinach<br />

PORTUGUESE: cansancao, favela<br />

SPANISH: chay, chaya, mala mujer<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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