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 />

c<strong>of</strong>fee substitute. Introduced as an ornamental garden plant in<br />

<strong>the</strong> Pacific Northwest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> U.S.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in <strong>the</strong> Americas and regionally<br />

invasive in <strong>the</strong> western U.S. and portions <strong>of</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn South<br />

America<br />

REFERENCES: Fernald 1950, Marticorena and Quezada 1985, Neumann<br />

n.d., Parker et al. 1994, Peterson 1977<br />

Dacryodes belemensis Cu<strong>at</strong>rec.<br />

FAMILY: Burseraceae (frankincense or torchwood)<br />

SPANISH: copal, tencanencahue<br />

USES/NOTES: Amerindians <strong>of</strong> Colombia make a drink from <strong>the</strong> creamy<br />

yellow, round fruit.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and possibly present in<br />

Surinam and Bolivia and perhaps beyond<br />

REFERENCES: Jørgensen and León-Yánez 1999, Mabberley 1987, MBG n.d.<br />

Dacryodes peruviana (Loes.) Lam.<br />

FAMILY: Burseraceae (frankincense or torchwood)<br />

SPANISH: copal, cunchaya, guiimencahue, guiimonca, huaqueneeo,<br />

huyimonca, ichilia copal, kunché, macacao, macaco, numi kunchai,<br />

pene, qunché, shasha, tumbado, witageño, yaguarmuyu<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en after removing husks and ripe fruits<br />

are sweet. L<strong>at</strong>ex is used for caulking and to ward <strong>of</strong>f bad spirits<br />

in parts <strong>of</strong> Amazonian Ecuador.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central and western Amazonian Brazil to Peru,<br />

Ecuador, and Colombia, and perhaps beyond<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Duke and Vásquez 1994, MBG n.d.,<br />

Rankin de Mérona et al. 1992<br />

Dahlia coccinea Cav.<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

SPANISH: dalia<br />

USES/NOTES: Tuberous roots were e<strong>at</strong>en in pre-Columbian Mexico. Now<br />

cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its red to yellow flowers.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico to Gu<strong>at</strong>emala<br />

REFERENCES: Coe 1994, Mabberley 1987, Nash 1976<br />

Dahlia lehmanii Hieron.<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

SPANISH: dalia<br />

USES/NOTES: Tuberous roots were e<strong>at</strong>en in pre-Columbian Mexico. Now<br />

cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed as an ornamental.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico to Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Coe 1994<br />

Dahlia pinn<strong>at</strong>a Cav. [syn. D. rosea Cav.]<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: dahlia, garden dahlia<br />

PORTUGUESE: dália<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

257

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

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!