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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 />

NATURAL RANGE: Central and western U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Fernald 1950, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Helianthus giganteus L.<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: giant sunflower<br />

USES/NOTES: Choctaw people made bread from <strong>the</strong> ground seeds mixed with<br />

cornmeal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America to <strong>the</strong> Mississippi<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Fernald 1950, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Helianthus maximilianii Schrader<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: Maximilian sunflower<br />

USES/NOTES: Roots have been e<strong>at</strong>en by Amerindians.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Canada to <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S., Texas, and<br />

California<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Kirk 1970, Tull 1978, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Helianthus tuberosus L.<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke, topinambur<br />

PORTUGUESE: alcach<strong>of</strong>ra-de-Jerusalém, b<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>a-tupinambá, girassolb<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>eiro,<br />

girassol-de-b<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>a, topinambour, tupinambo, tupinambur<br />

SPANISH: agu<strong>at</strong>urma, alcach<strong>of</strong>a de Jerusalén, cotufa, papa de caña,<br />

p<strong>at</strong>aca, topinámbur, tupinambo, tupinambur<br />

USES/NOTES: Tubers are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked and are <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong><br />

levulose sugar, tubers and leaves are medicinal, and seeds are an<br />

oil source. Also used for fodder. Widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed in France as a<br />

forage plant and as an alcohol source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke 1987, Brücher 1989, Duke 1992, Foster and Cordell<br />

1992, Guia Rural 1990, Leung 1961, Schneider 1987, Usher 1974<br />

Heliconia bihai (L.) L. [syn. H. humilis Jacq.]<br />

FAMILY: Heliconiaceae (heliconia) or Musaceae (banana)<br />

ENGLISH: balisier, false plantain, firebird, heliconia, lobster-claw,<br />

macaw flower, wild banana, wild plantain<br />

PORTUGUESE: bico-de-tucano<br />

SPANISH: heliconia, pl<strong>at</strong>anillo, riqui-riqui<br />

USES/NOTES: Young shoots are edible. Flowering bract is a brilliant<br />

red and yellow.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Lesser Antilles through nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America and<br />

nor<strong>the</strong>rn Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Andersson 1981, Bailey Hortorium 1976, Brako and Zarucchi<br />

1993, Dodson and Gentry 1978, Mabberley 1987, Silva et al. 1977,<br />

Steyermark et al. 1995, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Heliconia caribaea Lam.<br />

FAMILY: Heliconiaceae (heliconia) or Musaceae (banana)<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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