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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: Bourke et al. 1987, FNAEC 1997, Guia Rural n.d., Morton<br />

1987a, Schneider 1987<br />

Ficus citrifolia Miller [syn. F. laevig<strong>at</strong>a Vahl]<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

ENGLISH: shortleaf fig, wild banyan tree<br />

PORTUGUESE: figo, figueira<br />

SPANISH: am<strong>at</strong>illo, higo, majagua, m<strong>at</strong>apalo, renaco<br />

USES/NOTES: Sweet, dark, round fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics from Paraguay to Mexico and South Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Berg and Villavicencio 2003, Burger 1977, Bush and<br />

Morton n.d., Duke and Vásquez 1994, FNAEC 1997, MBG n.d., Nellis<br />

1994, Taylor 1998<br />

Ficus dulciaria Dugand<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

SPANISH: higuerón guayabo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Jørgensen and León-Yánez 1999, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Ficus gigantosyce Dugand<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

SPANISH: higuerón<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia to Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Ficus insipida Willd. subsp. insipida [syn. F. glabr<strong>at</strong>a Kunth]<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

PORTUGUESE: cachimguba, caxinguba, gameleira, subi-irã<br />

SPANISH: doctor ojé, higo, ojé<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Berg et al. 1984, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Martin et al.<br />

1987, Silva et al. 1977, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Ficus involuta (Licbro.) Miq.<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

SPANISH: am<strong>at</strong>e, am<strong>at</strong>o blanco, m<strong>at</strong>apalo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Ficus ma<strong>the</strong>wsii (Miq.) Miq. [syn. F. err<strong>at</strong>ica Standley]<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

ENGLISH: kumakaballi<br />

SPANISH: shaa yapit<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en by <strong>the</strong> Shuar <strong>of</strong> Ecuador. L<strong>at</strong>ex is used<br />

in plaster in Guyana.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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