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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 />

ENGLISH: balisier, false plantain, heliconia, wild plantain<br />

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

USES/NOTES: Young shoots and dark blue fruit’s black seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

and roots are an edible starch source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: West Indies to Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, Kunkel<br />

1984, Sturtevant 1972<br />

Heliconia hirsuta L.f.<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: bananeira-do-m<strong>at</strong>o, bananeirinha, bananinha, bananinhabrava<br />

(perhaps)<br />

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

USES/NOTES: Roots are edible and fermented into an alcoholic beverage.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South America<br />

REFERENCES: Andersson 1985, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Schultes and<br />

Raffauf 1990, Silva et al. 1977, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Heliconia l<strong>at</strong>isp<strong>at</strong>ha Benth.<br />

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

ENGLISH: expanded lobster-claw, heliconia, lobster-claw<br />

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

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible and used for cooking in <strong>the</strong> Yuc<strong>at</strong>án.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: moist lowlands <strong>of</strong> central Mexico, <strong>the</strong> Yuc<strong>at</strong>án, and<br />

Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Andersson 1992, Bailey Hortorium 1976, Niembro Rocas 1992<br />

Heliconia psittacorum L.f.<br />

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

ENGLISH: parakeet flower, parrot’s beack<br />

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

USES/NOTES: Rhizome is crushed and e<strong>at</strong>en.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuelan dry forests, perhaps beyond<br />

REFERENCES: Gragson 1997, Kress 1997<br />

Heliconia rostr<strong>at</strong>a Ruíz and Pavón<br />

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

ENGLISH: lobster-claw<br />

PORTUGUESE: caeté, helicônia<br />

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

USES/NOTES: Roots are edible and fermented into an alcoholic beverage.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia, tropical central Andes, to nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Berry and Kress 1991, Duke and<br />

Vásquez 1994<br />

Heliconia velutina L. Andersson [illegitim<strong>at</strong>e name according to<br />

Bailey Hortorium]<br />

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

SPANISH: heliconia, pl<strong>at</strong>anillo del monte<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used to wrap food.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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