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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: Bennett et al. 2001, Cooper 1949, Duke and Vásquez 1994,<br />

IBGE 1980, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Naranjo 1991, P<strong>at</strong>iño 1968, Schultes and<br />

Raffauf 1990<br />

Ilex opaca Aiton [includes I. opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe,<br />

I. opaca Aiton var. opaca]<br />

FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae (holly)<br />

ENGLISH: American holly (var. opaca), hammock holly (var. arenicola),<br />

scrub holly (var. arenicola)<br />

SPANISH: acebo<br />

USES/NOTES: Caffeine-free leaves have been used to make a tea th<strong>at</strong> was<br />

popular during <strong>the</strong> American Civil War. Berries, however, can cause<br />

nausea and diarrhea. Also various medicinal uses.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958,<br />

Gibbons 1966, Kunkel 1984, Moerman 1998, Nelson 1994, Peterson<br />

1977, Wunderlin and Poppleton 1977, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Ilex paraguariensis J. St-Hil. [seen also as I. paraguayensis]<br />

FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae (holly)<br />

ENGLISH: Brazilian tea, Jesuit tea, m<strong>at</strong>é, Paraguay tea, South American<br />

holly, South American tea<br />

PORTUGUESE: chá-de-m<strong>at</strong>e, chá-do-Brasil, congonha, congonhinha, ervam<strong>at</strong>e,<br />

herva-m<strong>at</strong>e, m<strong>at</strong>e, m<strong>at</strong>é<br />

SPANISH: caá, caá guazú, herva m<strong>at</strong>é, hierba del Paraguay, hierba m<strong>at</strong>e,<br />

m<strong>at</strong>é, té argentino, té brasileño, té del Paraguay, yerba m<strong>at</strong>é,<br />

yerba de m<strong>at</strong>é<br />

USES/NOTES: Caffeine-rich leaves and shoots are <strong>the</strong> principal m<strong>at</strong>é <strong>of</strong><br />

commerce, used to make a stimul<strong>at</strong>ing hot beverage more widely<br />

consumed than c<strong>of</strong>fee and true tea (Camellia sinensis) in portions<br />

<strong>of</strong> Argentina, sou<strong>the</strong>rn Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Border region <strong>of</strong> Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and<br />

Uruguay<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Cooper 1949, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE<br />

1980, Facciola 1990, López et al. 1987, Mabberley 1987, Porter<br />

1950, Rehm and Espig 1991, von Reis Altschul 1973<br />

Ilex verticill<strong>at</strong>a (L.) Gray<br />

FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae (holly)<br />

ENGLISH: black alder, common winterberry, feverbush, winterberry<br />

SPANISH: acebo<br />

USES/NOTES: Caffeine-free leaves are made into tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Gibbons and Tucker<br />

1979, Harris 1972, Nelson 1994, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Wunderlin and Poppleton<br />

1977<br />

Ilex vomitoria Aiton<br />

FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae (holly)<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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