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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 />

Euphorbia helioscopia L.<br />

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)<br />

ENGLISH: todai-gusa<br />

USES/NOTES: Young leaves are used for tea and young stems are e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: north temper<strong>at</strong>e regions, perhaps temper<strong>at</strong>e regions,<br />

now widespread<br />

REFERENCES: Correll and Johnston 1970, Facciola 1990, Marticorena<br />

and Quezada 1985, Munz 1974, Tanaka 1976<br />

Euphorbia margin<strong>at</strong>a Pursh<br />

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)<br />

ENGLISH: snow-on-<strong>the</strong>-mountains<br />

USES/NOTES: L<strong>at</strong>ex has been used for chewing gum.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Correll and Johnston 1970, Radford et al. 1968, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968<br />

Euterpe broadwayi Becc. ex Broadway<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: manac, manicol<br />

USES/NOTES: Hearts are consumed locally.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Lesser Antilles from Trinidad to Dominica<br />

REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995<br />

Euterpe c<strong>at</strong>inga Wallace var. c<strong>at</strong>inga [syn. E. controversa Barb.<br />

Rodr.] and E. c<strong>at</strong>inga var. roraimae (Dammer) Henderson & Galeano<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: euterpe palm<br />

PORTUGUESE: açaizinho, açaí-ca<strong>at</strong>inga, açaí-chumbo, açaí-da-c<strong>at</strong>inga,<br />

açaí-mirim, assaí-chumbinho, assaí-cubinha, uaçaí-chumbo, uaçaímirim<br />

SPANISH: asaí de sabana, asaí paso, huasaí de varillal, manaca<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is made into beverages.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Contiguous range in northwestern Amazonian Brazil and<br />

adjacent Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and western Guyana, with<br />

disjunct popul<strong>at</strong>ions in western Amazonian Ecuador and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Henderson 1995, Henderson et al. 1995, IBGE 1980,<br />

Martin et al. 1987, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Euterpe edulis Mart.<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: euterpe palm<br />

PORTUGUESE: açaí, palmito-açaí, jiçara, joçara, juçara, palmito,<br />

palmito-doce, palmito-juçara<br />

SPANISH: yayih<br />

USES/NOTES: Commercially important heart is <strong>of</strong> excellent quality,<br />

but becoming scarce in places due to over-harvest.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Coastal Brazil from Recife south to Santa C<strong>at</strong>arina<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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