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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 />

USES/NOTES: Edible seeds sometimes are mixed with those <strong>of</strong> T.<br />

cacao.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Schultes 1958<br />

Herrania camargoana R. Schultes [syn. Theobroma camargoanum (R.<br />

Schultes) Ducke]<br />

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

USES/NOTES: Ground seeds are used to flavor me<strong>at</strong>.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Venezuela to <strong>the</strong> Colombian Chocó<br />

REFERENCES: Mabberley 1987, Schultes 1958<br />

Herrania mariae (Mart.) Decne. ex Goudot var. mariae [syn. Abroma<br />

mariae Mart., Theobroma mariae (Mart.) Schumann]<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: cacaoti, cacau-quadrado, cacaurana, cacauú, cacau-jacaré<br />

SPANISH: cacao, chocol<strong>at</strong>e<br />

USES/NOTES: Seed and fruit pulp are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: widespread in Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Cavalcante 1991, Martin et al.<br />

1987, Shanley and Medina 2005, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Herrania nitida (Poeppig) R. Schultes [syn. Abroma nitida Poeppig,<br />

Theobroma nitidum (Poeppig) K. Schum. nomen illegit.]<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: cacau-jacaré<br />

SPANISH: boginca, cacahuillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible and seeds are medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Ecuador and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Cerón 1995, Davis and Yost 1983, Duke and Vásquez 1994,<br />

Macbride 1956, Schultes 1958, UFA/NYBG n.d., Vásquez 1997<br />

Hesperis m<strong>at</strong>ronalis L.<br />

FAMILY: Cruciferae (mustard) or Brassicaceae (brassica)<br />

ENGLISH: dame’s rocket, dame’s violet, garden rocket, mo<strong>the</strong>r-<strong>of</strong>-<strong>the</strong>evening,<br />

purple rocket, rocket, scented rocket, sweet rocket,<br />

vesper-flower, white rocket<br />

USES/NOTES: Piquant leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en fresh in salads, seeds are an<br />

edible oil source, and seed sprouts are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads.<br />

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

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald 1950, Grieve 1931, PFAF n.d., Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968, Zuloaga 1997<br />

Hesperomeles ferruginea (Pers.) Benth. [syn. H. lanuginosa Ruiz &<br />

Pavón ex Hook. nomen illegit., Eriobotrya cord<strong>at</strong>a Lindl.]<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

SPANISH: cerote, coca coca, norito, yanaquero<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is sweet and tart.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Foster 1958, Martin et al. 1987, MBG n.d.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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