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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: IBGE 1980, Lee and Langenheim 1975<br />

Hymenaea oblongifolia Huber var. oblongifolia and H. oblongifolia<br />

Huber var. palustris (Ducke) A.T. Lee & Langenheim [syn. H.<br />

palustris (Ducke) A.T. Lee & Langenheim]<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

PORTUGUESE: j<strong>at</strong>obá, jutaí, jutaí-da-folha-grande<br />

SPANISH: amahuaca, azúcar huayo<br />

USES/NOTES: Odoriferous powdery fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South America<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Lee and Langenheim 1975, OAS 1973,<br />

UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Hymenaea parvifolia Huber<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: copal<br />

PORTUGUESE: jutaí-curuba, jutaí-mirim<br />

SPANISH: paquió<br />

USES/NOTES: Powdery fruit pulp is edible. Fruit is smaller than H.<br />

courbaril.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Miller 1997 (pers. comm.), Silva et al. 1977<br />

Hymenaea reticul<strong>at</strong>a Ducke<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

PORTUGUESE: j<strong>at</strong>obá<br />

SPANISH: azúcar huayo<br />

USES/NOTES: Odoriferous powdery fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex Hayne<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: courbaril<br />

PORTUGUESE: j<strong>at</strong>aí, j<strong>at</strong>obá-capão, j<strong>at</strong>obá-de-casca-fina, j<strong>at</strong>obá-docampo,<br />

j<strong>at</strong>obá-do-cerrado, jitaí, jutaí, jutaicica<br />

SPANISH: copalillo, curbaril<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Ducke 1953, IBGE 1980, Jardim Botânico de Brasília 1989,<br />

Rizzini 1976<br />

Hymenocallis spp.<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: spider lily<br />

SPANISH: lirio<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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