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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: Breedlove 1986, Facciola 1990, Gibbons 1962, Harrington<br />

1967, Schwegman 1991<br />

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L. [syn. H. flava (L.) L., H.<br />

lilioasphodelus var. flavus L.]<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily) or Hemerocallidaceae (day-lily)<br />

ENGLISH: day-lily, lemon lily, yellow day-lily<br />

PORTUGUESE: hemerocalis, lírio<br />

SPANISH: lirio<br />

USES/NOTES: Roots, flowers, and young shoots and leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: China, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1959<br />

Henriettea succosa (Aublet) DC. [syn. Melastoma succosa Aublet]<br />

FAMILY: Melastom<strong>at</strong>aceae (dissotis or melastome)<br />

SPANISH: oluka<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Trinidad, <strong>the</strong> Guianas, Venezuela, Colonbia, Central<br />

America, and sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Standley and Williams 1963<br />

Heracleum maximum Bartram [syn. H. lan<strong>at</strong>um Midax]<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: cow parsnip<br />

USES/NOTES: Amerindians <strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong> roots, young shoots and flowers are<br />

used as a po<strong>the</strong>rb and in salads, older stems are peeled and e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

raw or cooked, and <strong>the</strong> plant base can be used as a salt substitute.<br />

The plant is also said to be poisonous, if improperly prepared.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Temper<strong>at</strong>e North America from Wisconsin to nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

California and Alaska to nor<strong>the</strong>ast Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Crowhurst 1972, Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Facciola 1990,<br />

Harrington 1967, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Heracleum sphondylium L.<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: common cow parsnip, cow parsnip, European cow parsnip,<br />

hogweed<br />

PORTUGUESE: heracleum<br />

USES/NOTES: Boiled leaves and fruits are made into an alcoholic<br />

beverage.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America and nor<strong>the</strong>ast Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Harrington 1967,<br />

Mabberley 1987, Neumann n.d., Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Herrania albiflora Goudot [syn. Theobroma albiflora (Goudot) De<br />

Wild.]<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow), previously Sterculiaceae (chocol<strong>at</strong>e)<br />

SPANISH: cacao cimarrón, cacao monteras<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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