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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 />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: marsh elder, samp, sumpweed<br />

USES/NOTES: Cooked fruit kernals were an important food for<br />

Amerindians.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Kindscher 1987, Mabberley 1987<br />

Ixora sp.<br />

FAMILY: Rubiaceae (c<strong>of</strong>fee or madder)<br />

ENGLISH: baby ice apple, ixora<br />

PORTUGUESE: ixora<br />

SPANISH: jazmín<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible. Also, twigs are chewed to relieve<br />

toothache pain and <strong>the</strong> plant is grown as an ornamental.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Omawale 1973, Usher 1974<br />

Jacar<strong>at</strong>ia digit<strong>at</strong>a (Poeppig & Endl.) Solms-Laub. [syn. Carica<br />

boliviana Rusby, C. digit<strong>at</strong>a Poeppig & Endl.]<br />

FAMILY: Caricaceae (papaya)<br />

ENGLISH: tree papaya<br />

PORTUGUESE: jarac<strong>at</strong>iá, jarac<strong>at</strong>iara, mamão, mamão-brabo, mamuí<br />

SPANISH: chamburo, jacar<strong>at</strong>ia, papaya caspi, papaya de monte, papaya<br />

de monte espinuda, papaya del venado, shamburi, toronchi<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Western and southwestern Amazonia from Colombia,<br />

Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Badillo 1971, Badillo 1993, Duke and Vásquez 1994,<br />

Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Martin et al. 1987, Smith et al. 1992, UFA/NYBG<br />

n.d., Van den Eynden et al. 1999<br />

Jacar<strong>at</strong>ia mexicana A. DC. [syn. Carica mexicana (A. DC.) L.O.<br />

Williams]<br />

FAMILY: Caricaceae (papaya)<br />

SPANISH: bonete, coahuayote, coalsuayote, cuayote, guayote, julepe,<br />

kunché, orejona, papaya orejona, yuc<strong>at</strong>ec<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable cooked or raw, or prepared<br />

with sugar as sweet me<strong>at</strong>.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico to El Salvador and Nicaragua<br />

REFERENCES: Badillo 1971, Breedlove 1986, Facciola 1990, Martin et<br />

al. 1987, Moreno 1980, OAS 1973, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Williams 1981<br />

Jacar<strong>at</strong>ia spinosa (Aublet) A. DC. [syn. J. dodecaphylla (Vell.) A.<br />

DC., Carica spinosa Aublet]<br />

FAMILY: Cariacaceae (papaya)<br />

PORTUGUESE: chamburu, jacar<strong>at</strong>ia, jarac<strong>at</strong>ia, mamão, mamão-bravo,<br />

mamão-de-veado, mamão-da-m<strong>at</strong>a, mamão-do-m<strong>at</strong>o, mamãorana,<br />

mamãozinho<br />

SPANISH: higo, jacar<strong>at</strong>iá, ñacar<strong>at</strong>iá, papayillo de venado, papayón,<br />

yacar<strong>at</strong>iá<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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