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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 />

Eugenia ligustrina (Sw.) Willd.<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: black cherry, privet stopper<br />

PORTUGUESE: grumixama-da-Índia, pitanga-miúda, pitangueira-do-m<strong>at</strong>o<br />

SPANISH: arraiján, arrayán, birigí, escobón de aguja, granadillo,<br />

ibarubá, palo de muleta<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: West Indies and possibly Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Bailey Hortorium 1976, IBGE 1980, Martin et<br />

al. 1987, TAMU-BWG n.d.<br />

Eugenia luschn<strong>at</strong>hiana Klotzsch ex O. Berg [syn. E. lucescens<br />

Nied., Phyllocalyx luschn<strong>at</strong>hianus O. Berg]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

PORTUGUESE: pitomba, ubaia-do-campo, uvalha-do-campo, uvalheira<br />

USES/NOTES: Juicy, acid fruit pulp is e<strong>at</strong>en raw or preserved, and<br />

seed is e<strong>at</strong>en roasted. Seed also is used to tre<strong>at</strong> dysentery.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Bahia, Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: León 1987, Mabberley 1987, Martin et al. 1987, Morton<br />

1987a, Mowry et al. 1967, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Usher 1974<br />

Eugenia mcvaughii Steyerm. & Lasser<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Hoyas 1989<br />

Eugenia monticola (Sw.) DC. [syn. E. maleolens Pers.]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: bird cherry<br />

SPANISH: birijí, hija menuda<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics from South Florida to Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: MBG n.d., Stevens et al. 2001<br />

Eugenia muric<strong>at</strong>a DC. [syn. E. riparia DC.]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Peru to eastern Amazonian Brazil and <strong>the</strong><br />

Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Brako and Zarucchi 1993<br />

Eugenia myrcian<strong>the</strong>s Niedenzu<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

SPANISH: iba-jayi<br />

USES/NOTES: Tennis ball-sized, yellow fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Paraguay to sou<strong>the</strong>rn Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Brücher 1989<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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