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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 />

sweetened with sugar, sometimes fermented (known in Brazil as<br />

açaituira), kernel oil is medicinal and used for cooking, and<br />

terminal leaf buds and hearts are <strong>of</strong> good flavor and texture,<br />

highly sought after for <strong>the</strong> commercial palm heart industry.<br />

Numbers <strong>of</strong> wild plants are diminishing because <strong>of</strong> over-harvest.<br />

E. oleracea is thought to be more sustainable due to its<br />

cespitose (multi-stemmed) form. Leaf is used for th<strong>at</strong>ch, to make<br />

brooms, and in <strong>the</strong> floral industry. Plant wastes are used to<br />

raise edible grubs known as suri in Spanish-speaking Amazonia.<br />

Also a graceful ornamental.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia through Venezuela and Colombia, north into<br />

sou<strong>the</strong>rn Belize<br />

REFERENCES: Anderson 1988, Bernal 1992, Boom 1987, Boom 1989,<br />

Cavalcante 1991, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Henderson 1995, Henderson<br />

et al. 1995, IBGE 1980, Gómez-Beloz 2002, Kahn and de Granville<br />

1992, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), León 1987, Silva et al. 1977, Strudwick<br />

and Sobel 1988<br />

Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. [syn. Solidago graminifolia (L.)<br />

Salisb.]<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: fragrant goldenrod<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used for tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Cronquist 1980, Facciola 1990<br />

Exellodendron barb<strong>at</strong>um (Ducke) Prance<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

USES/NOTES: Drupes are e<strong>at</strong>en by <strong>the</strong> Ka’apor people <strong>of</strong> Brazil.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela, <strong>the</strong> Guianas, and eastern<br />

Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Steyermark et al. 1995<br />

Eysenhardtia polystachya (Ortega) Sarg. [syn. Viborquia<br />

polystachya Ortega]<br />

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

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: Arizona kidneywood, kidneywood<br />

SPANISH: árbol de palo dulce, co<strong>at</strong>illo, co<strong>at</strong>l, cohu<strong>at</strong>li,<br />

cualadulce, cu<strong>at</strong>e, cu<strong>at</strong>e blanco, cu<strong>at</strong>le, lanaé, cu<strong>at</strong>e macho, palo<br />

azul, palo cu<strong>at</strong>e, palo dulce, palo santo, rosilla, taray,<br />

tlapahuaxp<strong>at</strong>li, ursa, vara dulce, varaduz, yitu bishi<br />

USES/NOTES: Cooked inflorescence reportedly is edible and sold in<br />

local markets.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Disjunct distribution from sou<strong>the</strong>rn Arizona, New<br />

Mexico, and Texas in <strong>the</strong> U.S. to Oaxaca, Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: CMCDG n.d., Hersch-Martínez 1995, McVaugh 1987, Sousa<br />

et al. 2003, Torres n.d.<br />

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench [syn. F. sagitt<strong>at</strong>um L.]<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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