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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 />

FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae (gourd)<br />

ENGLISH: cyclan<strong>the</strong>ra, slipper gourd, stuffing cucumber, wild<br />

cucumber<br />

PORTUGUESE: taimiá de cipó, taimiá de comer<br />

SPANISH: achoca, achocha, achoccha, achogcha, achojcha, achokkcha,<br />

achoncha, achoscha, archucha, caigua, caihua, caygua, cayhua,<br />

cayua, chayotero, korila, maxixi peruano, pepino andino, pepino<br />

de comer, pepino de rellenar, pepino de relleno, pepino hueco<br />

USES/NOTES: Small fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable like cucumbers,<br />

fresh or pickled. Seeds are made into a medicinal tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: high tropical Andes <strong>of</strong> South America<br />

REFERENCES: Cárdenas 1969, Coe 1994, Duke 1986, Duke and Vásquez<br />

1994, Estrella 1991, Leung 1961, Martin 1984b, Naranjo 1991, NRC<br />

1989, Padoch and de Jong 1991, Rehm and Espig 1991, Soukup 1970,<br />

Vásquez and Gentry 1989, Williams 1981<br />

Cyclan<strong>the</strong>ra tonduzii Cogn.<br />

FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae (gourd)<br />

SPANISH: caiba<br />

USES/NOTES: Young fruits and tender shoots are e<strong>at</strong>en in rural<br />

areas.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Williams 1981<br />

Cyclanthus bipartitus Poit.<br />

FAMILY: Cyclanthaceae (cyclanthus)<br />

SPANISH: calzón panga<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible raw or cooked, salt is produced from<br />

<strong>the</strong> ash <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> burned plant, and leaves are used to wrap fish.<br />

Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian and lower Andean forests <strong>of</strong> Peru and<br />

Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Bennett et al. 2001, Duke and<br />

Vásquez 1994<br />

Cycloloma <strong>at</strong>riplicifolia (Sprengel) Coulter [syn. Salsola<br />

<strong>at</strong>riplicifolia Sprengel]<br />

FAMILY: Chenopodaiceae (goosefoot)<br />

USES/NOTES: Ground seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en in cakes, typically with<br />

cornmeal<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Correll and Johnston 1970, Fernald 1950, Munz 1974,<br />

Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Cydonia oblonga Miller [syn. C. vulgaris Pers., Pyrus cydonia L.]<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: quince<br />

PORTUGUESE: marmelo, marmelo da Europa<br />

SPANISH: marumero, membrillo, zamboa<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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