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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: Carneiro Martins 1989, Cavalcante 1991, Martin et al.<br />

1987, Steyermark et al. 1995<br />

Gnetum venosum Spruce ex Benth.<br />

FAMILY: Gnetaceae (gnetum)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ituá<br />

USES/NOTES: Roasted seeds taste like chestnuts and are e<strong>at</strong>en as a nut,<br />

ground into flour (called farinha-de-ituá in Brazil), or fried as a<br />

cracker after <strong>the</strong> flour has dried in <strong>the</strong> sun.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern Amazonian Brazil to Manaus<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Gonolobus edulis Hemsley<br />

FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae (milkweed)<br />

SPANISH: guay<strong>at</strong>o<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Costa Rica possibly to Gu<strong>at</strong>emala<br />

REFERENCES: Mabberely 1987<br />

Gonolobus niger (Cav.) Schultes in Roemer & Schultes<br />

FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae (milkweed)<br />

SPANISH: ooy<br />

USES/NOTES: Imm<strong>at</strong>ure fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en fried with maize dough and<br />

spices.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984<br />

Gossypium arboreum L.<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow)<br />

ENGLISH: cotton tree, tree cotton<br />

PORTUGUESE: algodão-moro<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are edible and seeds contain an edible oil similar<br />

to olive oil (Olea europaea). Boll contains a minor textile fiber.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: warm regions <strong>of</strong> Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Accorsi et al. n.d., Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990,<br />

León 1987<br />

Gossypium barbadense L. [syn. G. peruvianum Cav.]<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow)<br />

ENGLISH: buck cotton, cotton, Sea Island cotton, South American<br />

cotton, tree cotton<br />

PORTUGUESE: algodão, amandiú, brum, mandiú<br />

SPANISH: algodón, algodón blanco, algodón de monte, algodón silvestre,<br />

huaxmënë, riñón<br />

USES/NOTES: Seed is an edible oil source. Also, boll contains a long<br />

silky fiber used for cotton fabrics.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: probably first domestic<strong>at</strong>ed in its n<strong>at</strong>ive southwestern<br />

Ecuador between 3500 and 3000 B.C., possibly independantly<br />

domestic<strong>at</strong>ed l<strong>at</strong>er in <strong>the</strong> Atlantic Sea Islands <strong>of</strong> North America<br />

and/or <strong>the</strong> West Indies<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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