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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 />

Garcinia macrophylla Mart. [syn. Rheedia macrophylla (Mart.) Planchon<br />

& Triana]<br />

FAMILY: Clusiaceae (mangosteen) or Guttiferae (garcinia)<br />

ENGLISH: bacury-pary, rheedia<br />

PORTUGUESE: bacupari, bacuri, bacuripari, bacuripari-selvagem, jamboboliviano<br />

SPANISH: achuni-caspi, bacupari, bacuri, bacuripari, bao, baro ehuhi,<br />

brea caspi charichuela, charichuela, charichuelo, cotoiba, cozoiba,<br />

cozoiba picuda, fruta de mono, guapomó, machari, madroño, manaju,<br />

pacuriguazu, penka, renaquilla, wadanidi-ishadu<br />

USES/NOTES: Yellow fruit’s slightly acidic, whitish aril is e<strong>at</strong>en out<br />

<strong>of</strong> hand or preserved. Wood is used for cabinets.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South America and Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Bourke et al. 1987, Brako and<br />

Zarucchi 1993, Cárdenas 1969, Cavalcante 1991, Facciola 1990, Hoyas<br />

1989, Kearns 1998, Martin et al. 1987, Morton 1987a, OAS 1973,<br />

Padoch and de Jong 1991, Popenoe 1974, Silva et al. 1977, Smith et<br />

al. 1992, Soukup 1970, UFA/NYBG n.d., Will 1991<br />

Garcinia madruno (Kunth) Hemmel. [syn. Rheedia acumin<strong>at</strong>a (Ruiz &<br />

Pavón) Planchon & Triana, R. floribunda (Miq.) Planchon & Triana,<br />

R. madruno (Kunth) Planchon & Triana]<br />

FAMILY: Clusiaceae (mangosteen) or Guttiferae (garcinia)<br />

PORTUGUESE: bacupari, bacuri, bacuri-azedo, bacuri-bexiga, bacuri-deespinho,<br />

bacuri-espinho, bacuri-pau, bacurizinho<br />

SPANISH: achachairú, brea huayo, cero, charichuelo, cozoiba, cozoiba<br />

negra, cozoiba rebalsera, fruta de mono, fruto mono, jorco,<br />

kamururu, machari, madroño, madruno, manaju, morón, naranjita,<br />

naranjito, ocoró crespo, peramán de agua, pl<strong>at</strong>anillo, shiquishi<br />

USES/NOTES: Whitish, translucent, tart aril is highly esteemed, e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

out <strong>of</strong> hand or preserved. Wood is used for cabinets and sap is used<br />

for tre<strong>at</strong>ing sores and ulcers. Much taxonomic uncertainty.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Boom 1987, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Cárdenas 1969,<br />

Cavalcante 1991, Duke 1986, FUDENA n.d., Hammel 1989, Hoyas 1989,<br />

Kearns 1998, León 1987, Morton 1987a, OAS 1973, Padoch and de Jong<br />

1991, Popenoe 1974, Rehm and Espig 1991, Silva et al. 1977, Soukup<br />

1970, Steyermark et al. 1995, UFA/NYBG n.d., von Reis Altschul and<br />

Lipp 1982, Will 1991<br />

Garcinia mangostana L.<br />

FAMILY: Clusiaceae (mangosteen) or Guttiferae (garcinia)<br />

ENGLISH: dodol, mangosteen<br />

PORTUGUESE: mangosta, mangusta, mangustão<br />

SPANISH: jobo de la India, mangostán, mangostín, mangostino, manzana<br />

de oro<br />

USES/NOTES: Baseball-sized purple fruit’s aril is very flavorful, but<br />

does not keep well.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Malayan Peninsula, Sunda Islands, and/or Molucca Islands<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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