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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: Primarily an ornamental, though shoots may be e<strong>at</strong>en as<br />

a cooked vegetable and fruits and rhizomes are said to be edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Sturtevant 1972, Tanaka 1976<br />

Couepia bracteosa Benth.<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

ENGLISH: aruadan, pajura<br />

PORTUGUESE: coró, mariana, oiti, pajurá, pajurá-de-racha, pajurá<br />

verdadeiro, papuá do m<strong>at</strong>o, uiti curube<br />

SPANISH: olosapo, payura<br />

USES/NOTES: Widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed on a small scale for <strong>the</strong> oval, brown<br />

fruit’s fleshy, cream-colored mesocarp, considered among <strong>the</strong> best<br />

in Amazonia. Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Brazil, sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela, and <strong>the</strong><br />

sou<strong>the</strong>rn Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Cavalcante 1991, Mabberley 1987,<br />

Peret 1985, Prance 1972a, Silva et al. 1977, von Reis Altschul<br />

and Lipp 1982<br />

Couepia chrysocalyx (Poeppig & Endl.) Benth. ex Hook.<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

PORTUGUESE: parinari<br />

SPANISH: parinari, sapay ocote<br />

USES/NOTES: Widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its edible fruit.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil, Colombia, and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Martin et al. 1987, Prance 1972a<br />

Couepia dolicopoda Prance<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

PORTUGUESE: parinari<br />

SPANISH: hamaca huayo, parinari<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South America<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Prance 1989a<br />

Couepia edulis (Prance) Prance [syn. Acioa edulis Prance]<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

PORTUGUESE: castanha-de-cutia<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en locally, and seeds contain 73 % <strong>of</strong> an<br />

edible oil with commercial potential.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Mabberley 1987, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Couepia guianensis Aublet<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

SPANISH: merecure<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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