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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 />

SPANISH: ayote, bonetera, calabacín, calabacera, calabaza, calabaza<br />

común, calabaza mensejo, calabazo, chamol, escariote, hüicoy, kan<br />

tsol, lacayote, loche, mensejo, pipián, purú, sapaelis, sapallu,<br />

sapuyo, ts’ol, tsol, tsolitas, zambo, zapallito italiano,<br />

zapallo, zapallo del tiempo, wolis tsol<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp, seeds, and flowers are e<strong>at</strong>en. Domestic<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

some 8,000 years ago possibly from C. pepo subsp. fr<strong>at</strong>erna (L.<br />

Bailey) Andres and C. pepo subsp. ovifera var. texana (Scheele)<br />

Decker [syn. C. texana Scheele].<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico, perhaps to <strong>the</strong> central U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: B<strong>at</strong>es et al. 1989, Bonuccelli 1989, Bourke et al. 1987,<br />

Cárdenas 1969, Carneiro Martins 1989, CONANP 2006, Decker 1988,<br />

Foster and Cordell 1992, Heiser 1979a, Heiser 1993, IBGE 1980,<br />

Leung 1961, MBG n.d., NRC 1989, Price 1990, Purseglove 1968,<br />

Rodríguez Martínez 1987, Sauer 1993, Soukup 1970, Whitaker and<br />

Davis 1962<br />

Cucurbita pepo subsp. fr<strong>at</strong>erna (L. Bailey) Andres [syn. C.<br />

fr<strong>at</strong>erna L. Bailey]<br />

FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae (gourd)<br />

SPANISH: calabacilla, calabacilla loca, calabaza amargosa<br />

USES/NOTES: Imm<strong>at</strong>ure fruits and seeds are edible. C. fr<strong>at</strong>erna is a<br />

likely progenitor <strong>of</strong> C. pepo and appears C. pepo subsp. fr<strong>at</strong>erna.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>astern Mexico, perhaps beyond<br />

REFERENCES: Lira and Caballero 2002, Sanjur et al. 2002, Sauer 1993<br />

Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo (L.) Alef.<br />

FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae (gourd)<br />

ENGLISH: courgettes, Zucchini<br />

PORTUGUESE: abobrinha, abobrinha-italiana, abóbora-de-moita,<br />

abóbora-árvore<br />

SPANISH: auyama<br />

USES/NOTES: Young fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Guia Rural 1990, León 1987, Mabberley 1987<br />

Cuminum cyminum L.<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: cumin<br />

PORTUGUESE: cominho<br />

SPANISH: anís comino, comino, comino común, cumín, cumino<br />

USES/NOTES: Arom<strong>at</strong>ic seed is an important spice, used in stews,<br />

soups, cheeses, liqueurs, and o<strong>the</strong>r foodstuffs, and is <strong>the</strong> source<br />

<strong>of</strong> an arom<strong>at</strong>ic edible oil used as a flavoring agent.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mediterranean region, probably Egypt or Turkey<br />

REFERENCES: Guia Rural n.d., Morton 1976a, Rodríguez Martínez 1990,<br />

Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yamaguchi 1983<br />

Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton<br />

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

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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