29.01.2013 Views

Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

ENGLISH: dittany, Maryland dittany, stone mint<br />

USES/NOTES: Arom<strong>at</strong>ic leaves are used as tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Illinois and New York to Texas and Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Crowhurst 1972, Facciola 1990, Fernald 1950, Morton<br />

1976a, Peterson 1977<br />

Cupania prisca Standley<br />

FAMILY: Sapindaceae (soapberry or soapwort)<br />

SPANISH: tzol<br />

USES/NOTES: Plant is e<strong>at</strong>en in <strong>the</strong> Petén.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico and Petén, Gu<strong>at</strong>emala<br />

REFERENCES: Breedlove 1986, Mutchnick and McCarthy 1997<br />

Curcuma longa L. [syn. C. domestica Lour.]<br />

FAMILY: Zingiberaceae (ginger)<br />

ENGLISH: curcuma, turmeric<br />

PORTUGUESE: açafroa, açafrão-da-Índia, açafrão-da-terra, b<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>inhaamarelo,<br />

cúrcuma, gengibre-amarelo, mangar<strong>at</strong>aia, mangar<strong>at</strong>iá<br />

SPANISH: achirilla, azafrán, azafrán de la India, b<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>illa,<br />

camotillo, cúrcuma, guisador, jengibrillo, palillo, raíz<br />

americana, tumérico, turmero, yuquilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Dried and ground, yellow to orange rhizome is used as a<br />

condiment, a spice, an edible yellow dye, and a stimulant. Widely<br />

used as a colorant and flavoring agent in yellow mustards and<br />

curry powder. Also hailed by <strong>the</strong> herbal suppliments industry due<br />

to <strong>the</strong> compound curcumin as an anti-inflamm<strong>at</strong>ory effective<br />

against arhtritic and o<strong>the</strong>r pain and an antioxidant with possible<br />

anti-cancer effects. Extract, known as curcuma longa, in<br />

combin<strong>at</strong>ion with sweet flag (Acorus calamus) is said to repel<br />

mosquitoes th<strong>at</strong> transmit yellow fever.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: South Asia to <strong>the</strong> East Indies, probably domestic<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

in India<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Cobley 1956, Duke 1986, Duke 1997,<br />

Duke and Vásquez 1994, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980, Jardim<br />

Botânico de Brasília 1990, León 1987, Leung 1961, Omawale 1973,<br />

OAS 1973, Padoch and de Jong 1991, Plotkin 1993, Terra 1966,<br />

Tucker 1994, Usher 1974<br />

Curupira tefeensis G.A. Black<br />

FAMILY: Olacaceae (American hog plum)<br />

PORTUGUESE: castanha curupira, curupira<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Central Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Silva et al. 1977<br />

Cyamopsis tetragonolobus (L.) Taubert [syn. C. psoraloides DC.]<br />

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

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: cluster bean, guar, gwar<br />

PORTUGUESE: guar<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

247

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!