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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 />

jaltom<strong>at</strong>l, madre jilete, manirusi, mora hueca, metárusi, ojo de<br />

minado, ojo de shara, pacheca, pichecua, pisekua, pucheca,<br />

quelite, quelite cojudo, quelite tom<strong>at</strong>e, rarusi, rurus, rurusí,<br />

rusí, seresa, ta-ru-sí, tom<strong>at</strong>e arenoso, tom<strong>at</strong>e de arena, tom<strong>at</strong>e<br />

de la arena, tom<strong>at</strong>illo, tom<strong>at</strong>illo cimarrón del Perú, tom<strong>at</strong>illo<br />

del monte, tom<strong>at</strong>illo negro, tom<strong>at</strong>illo silvestre, tom<strong>at</strong>l arenoso,<br />

tom<strong>at</strong>l xalli, tu-tintázuu, turusí, turus, uchuba negra,<br />

xaltom<strong>at</strong>l, xaltotom<strong>at</strong>l, yerba mora, yerba de mora<br />

USES/NOTES: Small marble-sized, dark fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked.<br />

Leaves and roots also are e<strong>at</strong>en. Spanish names refer to several<br />

Jaltom<strong>at</strong>a species including those listed above. J. procumbens and<br />

J. confinis are perennials, while J. viscosa is an annual.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: J. procumbens from Mexico and Central America, genus<br />

ranges from <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S. to Bolivia and <strong>the</strong> Caribbean,<br />

domestic<strong>at</strong>ion process taking place in Mexico and Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Bye 1993, Davis 1986, Davis and Bye, 1982, Espejo Serna<br />

et al. n.d., Mione and Bye 1996, Torres n.d., von Reis Altschul<br />

1973, Williams 1981<br />

Jaltom<strong>at</strong>a ventricosa (Baker) Mione in Mione, G.J. Anderson & M.<br />

Nee<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: sand tom<strong>at</strong>o<br />

SPANISH: sogorome<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Otuzco Province, Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Mione et al. 1993<br />

Jarilla heterophylla (Cerv. ex La Llave) Rusby [syn. J. caud<strong>at</strong>a<br />

(Brandegee) Standley<br />

FAMILY: Cariacaceae (papaya)<br />

SPANISH: granadilla, jarilla, machicuqa<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Western Mexico, Chihuahua, Michoacán, and Jalisco<br />

REFERENCES: Badillo 1971, Martin et al. 1987, McVaugh 2001, Torres<br />

n.d.<br />

J<strong>at</strong>ropha curcas L.<br />

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)<br />

ENGLISH: physic nut, pulza, purging nut<br />

PORTUGUESE: fogo-do-inferno, pião-branco, pinhão-branco, pinhão-depurga,<br />

pinhão-manso, purgueira<br />

SPANISH: frailejón, palo de piñón, piñón, piñón blanco<br />

USES/NOTES: Peeled, toasted seeds reportedly are added to cooked<br />

dishes such as chili, though also reported as poisonous. Also<br />

ornamental, medicinal, and a potential biodiesel source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Berg 1984, Bourke et al. 1987, Duke and<br />

Vásquez 1994, Mabberley 1987, Mutchnick and McCarthy 1997, Silva<br />

et al. 1977<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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