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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 />

PORTUGUESE: cupiúba<br />

USES/NOTES: Red to nearly black fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en by <strong>the</strong> Ka’apor <strong>of</strong><br />

Brazil.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia and <strong>the</strong> Guianas to Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Mabberley 1987, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Greigia sodiroana Mez<br />

FAMILY: Bromeliaceae (pineapple)<br />

SPANISH: guicondo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett 2000, Lu<strong>the</strong>r 1989, Smith and Downs 1979<br />

Greigia sphacel<strong>at</strong>a (Ruiz & Pavón) Regel<br />

FAMILY: Bromeliaceae (pineapple)<br />

PORTUGUESE: chapéu<br />

SPANISH: chupón, chupones, guicondo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Chile<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett 2000, Mabberley 1987, Martin et al. 1987, Usher<br />

1974<br />

Grias cauliflora L.<br />

FAMILY: Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut)<br />

ENGLISH: anchovy pear, wild mammy<br />

SPANISH: jaguay, jaguillo, madre de cocoa, membrillo, paco, pera de<br />

ancho, sacha mangua<br />

USES/NOTES: Pear-shaped, unripe fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en raw or pickled.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: perhaps Jamaica, or elswhere in <strong>the</strong> West Indies, and<br />

Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Facciola 1990, Mabberley1987, Martin et al.<br />

1987, Prance and Mori 1979<br />

Grias haughtii R. Knuth<br />

FAMILY: Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is consumed raw or cooked into a syrup.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Northwestern Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Prance and Mori 1979<br />

Grias neuberthii J.F. Macbr. [syn. G. loretensis R. Knuth]<br />

FAMILY: Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut)<br />

ENGLISH: anchovy pear<br />

SPANISH: cocora, cocorro, pepe guare, sacha mango, sacha mangue,<br />

wingaca<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits and seeds are edible, <strong>the</strong> former typically as an<br />

emergency food by <strong>the</strong> Waorani.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Peru and Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Davis and Yost 1983, Duke and<br />

Vásquez 1994, Macbride 1941, Martin et al. 1987, Prance and Mori<br />

1979<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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