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

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Brücher 1989, Bourke et al. 1987, Campbell
1984, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Facciola 1990, Leung 1961, Mabberley
1987, Martin et al. 1987, Morton 1987a, OAS 1973, Popenoe 1974,
Usher 1974
Diospyros texana Scheele
FAMILY: Ebenaceae (ebony)
ENGLISH: black persimmon, Texas persimmon
SPANISH: chapote, sapote prieto, zapote negro
USES/NOTES: Round, black, ripe fruit tastes somewhat like a prune
(Prunus domestica), though unripe fruit is astringent. Flowers
are a good honey source.
NATURAL RANGE: Texas and Mexico
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Martin et al. 1987, Tull 1978
Diospyros virginiana L.
FAMILY: Ebenaceae (ebony)
ENGLISH: American persimmon, common persimmon, North American
ebony, persimmon, possumwood
PORTUGUESE: caqui
SPANISH: caqui, caqui americano, guayacán de Virginia, placaminero
USES/NOTES: Yellow to dark orange fruits, once relished as a
foodstuff in the eastern U.S., remain astringent until very ripe
when they become soft and sweet and can be eaten out hand or in
various cooked desserts. Leaves can be steeped into a quality
tea, and seeds may be used as a coffee substitute. Potentially
large, deciduous, hardwood tree has attractive fall foliage.
NATURAL RANGE: Eastern U.S. from New Jersey to southern Florida in
the east to southeastern Kansas and eastern Texas in the west
REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Duke 1992, Godfrey 1988, Hyam and
Pankhurst 1995, Johns and Stevenson 1985, Kermath (notes),
Peterson 1977, Popenoe 1974, Sokolov 1991, Stamps and
Satterthwaite 1995
Diphysa americana (P. Miller) M. Sousa [syn. D. robinioides Benth.
ex Benth. & Oersted]
FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or
pea)
SPANISH: cuachipil, gauchipilín
USES/NOTES: Yellow flowers are eaten cooked.
NATURAL RANGE: Central America
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Sousa 1990
Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC.
FAMILY: Cruciferae (mustard) or Brassicaceae (brassica)
ENGLISH: sand rocket, stinking wall-rocket, wall rocket
SPANISH: jaramago
USES/NOTES: Piquant leaves are eaten fresh in salads.
NATURAL RANGE: Central and Southern Europe, sparsely naturalized
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