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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 />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible. Endangered.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Puerto Rico<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987<br />

Eugenia inund<strong>at</strong>a DC.<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

SPANISH: juanache, mishquina<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en out <strong>of</strong> hand or made into juice.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, McVaugh 1969<br />

Eugenia itacolumensis O. Berg<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Angely 1970, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Eugenia jambos L. [syn. Jambosa jambos (L.) Millsp., Jambosa<br />

vulgaris DC., Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: jamrosade, plum rose, rose apple<br />

PORTUGUESE: jambo-amarelho, jambo-branco, jambo-cheirosa, jambocomum,<br />

jambo-da-Índia, jambo-moreno, jambo-rosa, jamboverdadeiro,<br />

jambre, maçã-rosa<br />

SPANISH: arazá, fruta rosa, manzana, manzana de agua, manzana de<br />

rosa, manazana rosa, manzanita de rosa, poma-rosa, pomarosa,<br />

pomarrosa, pomarroso, pomo, puma rosa, yambo<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en <strong>of</strong>ten preserved and are medicinal,<br />

flowers are edible, and <strong>the</strong> tree is ornamental.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: East Indies, perhaps to <strong>the</strong> South Pacific,<br />

n<strong>at</strong>uralized in humid, frost-free regions<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Bourke et al. 1987, Brako and Zarucchi<br />

1993, Duke 1986, FLEPPC 2003, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980,<br />

Mabberley 1987, Morton 1987a, Omawale 1973, Popenoe 1974, Rehm<br />

and Espig 1991, Ríos 1991, Usher 1974, Will 1991<br />

Eugenia klotzschiana O. Berg<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

PORTUGUESE: calabacinha-do-campo, pêra-do-campo, pereira-do-campo<br />

USES/NOTES: Occasionally cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its arom<strong>at</strong>ic, pear-shaped<br />

yellow fruits used in jellies.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: León 1987, Popenoe 1974, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Eugenia lambertiana DC. [syn. E. schomburkii Benth.]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is e<strong>at</strong>en by <strong>the</strong> Ka’apor.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia, <strong>the</strong> Guianas, and <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn Lesser<br />

Antilles<br />

REFERENCES: Amsh<strong>of</strong>f 1951, Balée 1994<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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