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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 />

Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindley) M. Roemer [syn. H. salicifolia (C.<br />

Presl) Abrams, Photina arbutifolia Lindley]<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: California holly, Christmas berry, tollon, toyon<br />

SPANISH: tollón, toyón<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or roasted.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: California to Baja California<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Hickman 1993, Martin et al. 1987, Phipps<br />

1992, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Heteropsis sp.<br />

FAMILY: Araceae (arum or aroid)<br />

SPANISH: otome<br />

USES/NOTES: Waorani <strong>of</strong> Ecuador e<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> yellow fruit and extract a<br />

strong fiber from <strong>the</strong> bark <strong>of</strong> an unidentified species.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Davis and Yost 1983<br />

Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Müell. Arg.<br />

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)<br />

ENGLISH: caoutchouc, hevea rubber, rubber, rubber tree, Pará rubber<br />

PORTUGUESE: borracha, seringa, seringa-real, seringa-verdadeira,<br />

seringueira<br />

SPANISH: árbol del caucho, árbol del cielo, carama jihui, caucho,<br />

caucho de Pará, goma de Pará, hule, jebe, jebe débil fino,<br />

sernambi, shiringa<br />

USES/NOTES: Protein-rich seeds are infrequently e<strong>at</strong>en after cooking to<br />

remove toxins. H. brasiliensis accounts for most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world’s<br />

quality n<strong>at</strong>ural rubber, worth over $3 billion in exports annually.<br />

Malaysia is <strong>the</strong> most economically important producer followed<br />

closely by Indonesia. Brazil, <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> most n<strong>at</strong>ural rubber up<br />

untill World War I, is a net importer <strong>of</strong> rubber today.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn half <strong>of</strong> Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Balick 1985, Boom 1987, Bourke et al. 1987, Duke and<br />

Vásquez 1994, Fearnside 1989, Hunter 1997, Imle 1978, León 1987,<br />

Oldfield 1981, OAS 1973, Schultes 1977a, Silva et al. 1977, Smith<br />

et al. 1992, UFA/NYBG n.d., Vásquez and Gentry 1989<br />

Hevea guianensis Aublet<br />

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)<br />

ENGLISH: caoutchouc, hevea rubber, rubber, rubber tree<br />

PORTUGUESE: seringa, seringa-itaúba, seringa-taúba, seringa-vermelha<br />

SPANISH: shiringa amarilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are infrequently e<strong>at</strong>en after cooking to remove<br />

toxins. L<strong>at</strong>ex is drunk by some indigenous groups, and is mixed with<br />

th<strong>at</strong> <strong>of</strong> H. brasiliensis to make rubber.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn half <strong>of</strong> Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Schultes 1977a, Silva et al. 1977,<br />

UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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