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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 />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Duke and Vásquez 1994, García-M<strong>at</strong>eos et al.<br />

2001, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), OAS 1973, Silva et al. 1977, Williams 1981<br />

Erythrina herbacea L. [syn. E. arborea (Chapman) Small, E.<br />

rubrinervia Jacq.]<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: cardinal-spear, Cherokee bean, coral bean, eastern coral<br />

bean, red cardinal<br />

SPANISH: búcaro, bucayo, gallito, jutucu, pitp<br />

USES/NOTES: Five cm long scarlet flowers are e<strong>at</strong>en boiled.<br />

Poisonous, hard, red seeds are used as beads and contain an<br />

extract used in r<strong>at</strong> poison. A decoction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> roots is used to<br />

reduce fevers. Shrub to small tree is also planted occasionally<br />

in urban landscapes in <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S. for its <strong>at</strong>tractive<br />

flowers.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern North America, Mexico, and <strong>the</strong> West<br />

Indies<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Facciola 1990, Mabberley 1987, Nelson<br />

1994, Niembro Rocas 1992, OAS 1973, von Reis Altschul 1973,<br />

W<strong>at</strong>kins and Sheehan 1975, Wiersema et al. 1990<br />

Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F. Cook<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

SPANISH: poró, poro gigante<br />

USES/NOTES: Flowers taste like green beans and are used similarly.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: neotropics BO, BR, EC, PU, CO, Antilles, VE, CA<br />

Barry Hammel 1996, Lewis 1987, Neill and Palacios 1989<br />

Erythrina standleyana Kruk<strong>of</strong>f<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

SPANISH: hutucu, jutucu<br />

USES/NOTES: Flowers are e<strong>at</strong>en boiled, dried, <strong>the</strong>n fried, <strong>of</strong>ten with<br />

tamales, and imm<strong>at</strong>ure fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico, Belize, and Cuba<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Sousa and Cabrera 1983<br />

Erythronium albidum Nutt.<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: white trout-lily<br />

USES/NOTES: Bulbous roots are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked, leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

raw in salads or cooked, and flowers are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Gleason and<br />

Cronquist 1991<br />

Erythronium americanum Ker-Gawler<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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