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source for astronauts. While growing, the aquatic plant serves as
a natural water filter, and it has been used as an animal feed.
NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Brazil and Peru (and perhaps Colombia) to
Venezuela and the Guianas, naturalized and pestiferous in
waterways of many warm regions
REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Duke 1986, Duke and Vásquez 1994,
Guia Rural n.d., Kunkel 1984, Usher 1974
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. [also E. argentea Pursh]
FAMILY: Elaeagnaceae (oleaster)
ENGLISH: silverberry
USES/NOTES: Fruits are eaten dried, cooked, or made into jelly.
NATURAL RANGE: Northern North America
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Uphof 1968, Yanovsky 1936
Elaeagnus multiflora Thunb. and E. pungens Thunb.
FAMILY: Elaeagnaceae (oleaster)
ENGLISH: cherry elaeagnus, goumi, longipe bush, silverthorn (E.
pungens)
USES/NOTES: Small, acid fruits are made into preserves and
fermented into alcoholic beverages.
NATURAL RANGE: E. multiflora from Japan, E. pungens from Japan and
China, infrequently naturalized in the southeastern U.S.
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Godfrey 1988, Johns and Stevenson 1985,
Usher 1974, Watkins and Sheehan 1975
Elaeagnus philippensis Perrottet
FAMILY: Elaeagnaceae (oleaster)
ENGLISH: lingaro
USES/NOTES: Small, pinkish tart fruits are eaten out of hand.
NATURAL RANGE: Philippines
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Watkins and Sheehan 1975
Elaeis guineensis Jacq. [syn. E. melanococca Gaertner]
FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)
ENGLISH: abbey palm, African oil palm, oil palm, red palm
PORTUGUESE: caiaué, coco-dendê, coco-de-dendê, dendê, dendêafricana,
dendezeiro, mariuô (young leaves)
SPANISH: corojo, palma aceitera, palma africana, palma africana de
aceite, palmera aceitera africana, palmera de aceite, uruta
USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp and kernel are the source of commercial palm
oil, an edible cooking and industrial oil rich in vitamins A and
E. Pressed endosperm cakes are fed to cattle and chickens,
endocarp is used as fuel, and ash from burned infructescence is
used as a fertilizer. Widespread in the Americas, especially
Brazil.
NATURAL RANGE: Tropical West Africa
REFERENCES: Duke 1986, Ferwerda 1984, Frechione et al. 1989, Guia
Rural n.d., Henderson 1995, IBGE 1980, Kahn and de Granville
1992, León 1987, Mors and Rizzini 1966, OAS 1973, Omawale 1973,
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