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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: congo amarillo, mapuey morado, ñame amarillo, ñame<br />

amarillo de Guinea, ñame chomo, ñame de Guinea, ñame negro,<br />

niame, yame amarillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed, especially in <strong>the</strong> Antilles, for its<br />

sweetish tuber, which is e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: West Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Guia Rural n.d., Kay 1973, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Leung 1961,<br />

O’Hair 1984, OAS 1973, Omawale 1973, Purseglove 1972, Rodríguez<br />

Martínez 1987, Yamaguchi 1983<br />

Dioscorea cinnamonifolia Hook. [syn. D. teretiuscula Klotzsch, D.<br />

tuberosa Vell.]<br />

FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae (yam)<br />

ENGLISH: yam<br />

PORTUGUESE: cará-açu, cará-mimoso<br />

USES/NOTES: Large, starchy, tubers are harvested from wild and<br />

spontaneous plants.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern and central Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Chu and Figueiredo-Ribeiro 1991, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Dioscorea dodecaneura Vell. [syn. D. hebantha Mart.?]<br />

FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae (yam)<br />

PORTUGUESE: cará-barbado, car<strong>at</strong>inga-roxa, inhame-branco<br />

SPANISH: ñame<br />

USES/NOTES: Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed, mucilaginous, almond-tasting tubers are<br />

e<strong>at</strong>en cooked or uncooked in Brazil. Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South and Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Chu and Figueiredo-Ribeiro 1991, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax [syn. D. triphylla L. var.<br />

dumetorum (Kunth) R. Knuth]<br />

FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae (yam)<br />

ENGLISH: African bitter yam, bitter yam, cluster yam, three-leaved<br />

yam, trifoli<strong>at</strong>e yam<br />

PORTUGUESE: cará-trifoliado, inhame-bravo<br />

SPANISH: ñame amargo, ñame de tres hojas<br />

USES/NOTES: Tubers, highly variable in form, quality, and color,<br />

are edible, though highly toxic before being cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical West Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Chu and Figueiredo-Ribeiro 1991, Kay 1973, Rehm and<br />

Espig 1991<br />

Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill [syn. D. acule<strong>at</strong>a L.]<br />

FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae (yam)<br />

ENGLISH: Asi<strong>at</strong>ic yam, Chinese yam, lesser Asi<strong>at</strong>ic yam, lesser yam,<br />

pot<strong>at</strong>o yam<br />

PORTUGUESE: bracanaã, cará-guine, cará-pé-de-anta, inhame-branco,<br />

inhame-da-costa, inhame-de-São-Tomé, tuia<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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