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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 />

Hevea pauciflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Müell. Arg. var. coriacea Ducke<br />

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)<br />

PORTUGUESE: seringa<br />

SPANISH: shiringa, shiringa maposa<br />

USES/NOTES: Seed has been e<strong>at</strong>en cooked. L<strong>at</strong>ex is mixed with th<strong>at</strong> <strong>of</strong> H.<br />

brasiliensis to make rubber.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Hexachlamys edulis (O. Berg) Kausel & D. Legrand [syn. Eugenia edulis<br />

Benth., Myrciaria edulis (Vell.) Skeels nomen illegit.]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are made into vinegar in Argentina.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, and<br />

sou<strong>the</strong>rn Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: M<strong>at</strong>tos 1983, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Hibiscus bifurc<strong>at</strong>us Cav. [syn. H. uncinellus DC.]<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow)<br />

PORTUGUESE: algodão-do-brejo, algodoeiro-bravo, algodoeiro-do-brejo,<br />

amanduerana, amanduerana-bravo, amaniu-rana, campanha-de-canudo,<br />

faja, fajan, fanja-maioranta, fanjan, majorona, malva-vinagreira,<br />

mamorana, m<strong>at</strong>a-cobras, m<strong>at</strong>a-pinto, quiaborana, uaicima-do-brejo,<br />

vacina-do-brejo, vinagreira-do-campo<br />

SPANISH: flor de paisto<br />

USES/NOTES: Acidic leaves are cooked as a vegetable and sap can be<br />

used to clarify syrups. Medicinal in Brazil.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Accorsi et al. n.d., Facciola 1990, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Hibiscus cannabinus L.<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow)<br />

ENGLISH: ambari hemp, bimplip<strong>at</strong>um tree, Deccan hemp, hemp-leaved<br />

hibiscus, kenaf, kenaf hibiscus<br />

PORTUGUESE: cânhamo-brasileiro, papoula, papoula-São-Fransisco, umbaru<br />

SPANISH: amapola de San Francisco, cáñamo de gambó, cáñamo de la<br />

India, cáñamo falso, kenaf, linda mañana, mañanera, pavona<br />

encendida<br />

USES/NOTES: Though rarely used as food in <strong>the</strong> Americas, seeds are<br />

edible and <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> an edible cooking oil. Flowers and young<br />

leaves also are edible. Grown chiefly for its fiber, similar to,<br />

though coarser than jute (Corchorus olitorius), and abundant paper<br />

pulp, which requirs less bleaching than tree pulp. Yields three to<br />

five times more paper pulp than sou<strong>the</strong>rn pine trees and reaches<br />

harvest age in half a year.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: probably East Africa, long n<strong>at</strong>uralized in India<br />

REFERENCES: Anochili and Tindall 1986, Bourke et al. 1987, Facciola<br />

1990, IBGE 1980, Mabberley 1987, OAS 1973, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Usher 1974,<br />

Wilson 1992<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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