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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 />

Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Morton<br />

FAMILY: Flacourtiaceae (flacourtia)<br />

ENGLISH: Indian prune, rukam<br />

USES/NOTES: Rarely seen in <strong>the</strong> Americas, fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: India, Sou<strong>the</strong>ast Asia, and Oceania<br />

REFERENCES: Morton 1987a<br />

Foeniculum vulgare Miller [syn. F. <strong>of</strong>ficinale All.]<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: anise, bitter fennel, common fennel, fennel, Florence<br />

fennel, sweet anise, sweet fennel, wild fennel<br />

PORTUGUESE: anis-doce, erva-doce, funcho, funcho-de-Florença,<br />

funcho-doce, mar<strong>at</strong>ro, runchu<br />

SPANISH: anís, hinojo, semilla de anís<br />

USES/NOTES: Seed oil is used in liqueurs and perfume, seeds and<br />

leaves are used as seasonings, young sprouts are edible, and<br />

seeds, leaves, and roots are medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mediterranean region, widely introduced and<br />

n<strong>at</strong>uralized in places<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980, Morton 1976a,<br />

Rodríguez Martínez 1990, Schneider 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Van Feu<br />

n.d., Yamaguchi 1983<br />

Forestiera neo-mexicana A. Gray<br />

FAMILY: Oleaceae (lilac or olive)<br />

ENGLISH: New Mexican olive, wild olive<br />

USES/NOTES: Tiny fruits can be used like common olives (Olea<br />

europaea).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Colorado and New Mexico to California<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Munz 1974<br />

<strong>Fort</strong>unella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle [also F. crassifolia Swingle,<br />

F. hindsii Swingle, and F. margarita (Lour.) Swingle]<br />

FAMILY: Rutaceae (citrus or rue)<br />

ENGLISH: comqu<strong>at</strong>, cumqu<strong>at</strong>, kumqu<strong>at</strong>, Homg Kong wild kumqu<strong>at</strong> (F.<br />

hindsii), large round kumqu<strong>at</strong> (F. crassifolia), marumi kumqu<strong>at</strong><br />

(F. japonica), nagami (F. margarita), nagami kumqu<strong>at</strong> (F.<br />

margarita), oval kumqu<strong>at</strong> (F. margarita), round kumqu<strong>at</strong> (F.<br />

japonica)<br />

PORTUGUESE: cunqu<strong>at</strong>e (F. margarita), kinkan, kunqu<strong>at</strong>, laranjajabuticaba<br />

(F. margarita), laranja-kunqu<strong>at</strong>, laranjinha-japonesa<br />

SPANISH: marumi (F. japonica), nagami (F. margarita), naranja<br />

china, naranjita japonesa, quinoto<br />

USES/NOTES: Acid fruit, similar to an orange, is used in preserves<br />

or e<strong>at</strong>en raw.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: F. japonica from sou<strong>the</strong>rn China or Japan, o<strong>the</strong>rs from<br />

sou<strong>the</strong>astern China<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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