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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 />

Lactuca t<strong>at</strong>arica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung [syn. L.<br />

pulchella (Pursh) DC.]<br />

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

ENGLISH: larkspur lettuce, prickly lettuce, wild lettuce<br />

USES/NOTES: Young leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads or as boiled greens.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn North America<br />

REFERENCES: Harrington 1967, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Lacunaria grandiflora (Oliver) Ducke<br />

FAMILY: Quiinaceae<br />

PORTUGUESE: moela-de-mutum<br />

SPANISH: sacha guayaba<br />

USES/NOTES: Ellipsoidal fruit’s succulent pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Guianas, Brazil, and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Martin et al. 1987, Silva et al.<br />

1977<br />

Lacunaria jenmani (Oliver) Ducke<br />

FAMILY: Quiinaceae<br />

PORTUGUESE: moela-de-mutum, papo-de-mutum<br />

SPANISH: sacha guayaba<br />

USES/NOTES: Ellipsoidal fruit’s succulent pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Brazil and <strong>the</strong> Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Martin et al.<br />

1987, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley [syn. L. leucantha (Duchesne<br />

ex Lam.) Rusby, L. vulgaris Ser.]<br />

FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae (gourd)<br />

ENGLISH: bottle gourd, calabash gourd, calabash marrow, calabash<br />

squash, gourd, spaghetti squash, squash, white-flowered gourd,<br />

white pumpkin<br />

PORTUGUESE: abóboro de carneiro, cabaça, cabaça purunga, cabaça<br />

verde, cabaceira, cabaço amargoso, cabaceiro amargosa, cabaceiro<br />

amargoso, cocombro, cuia, cuiteseira, porongo, porongueiro,<br />

taquera<br />

SPANISH: ancara, botella, cadungo amargo, calabacera, calabaza,<br />

calabaza de San Roque, calabazo, camasa, carracho, cogorda,<br />

cohombro, cojombro, cuyabra, güícharo, mambiro, m<strong>at</strong>e, m<strong>at</strong>i,<br />

nambiro, poto-p<strong>at</strong>e, pulo, puru, totumo, ts<strong>at</strong>ano, x<strong>at</strong>amo, x<strong>at</strong>ano,<br />

zaranda<br />

USES/NOTES: Young fruit’s pulp is edible and medicinal. Tough,<br />

variously shaped pericarp, or shell, has many uses especially to<br />

contain liquids, but also for ornaments, musical instruments,<br />

handicrafts, protective nests for caged birds, and <strong>the</strong> like. One<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> earliest domestic<strong>at</strong>ed plants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Americas, d<strong>at</strong>ing to <strong>at</strong><br />

least 7,200 B.C.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Africa, perhaps Egypt, with dispersion to <strong>the</strong><br />

Americas likely occurring n<strong>at</strong>urally by flo<strong>at</strong>ing, or perhaps by<br />

pre-Columbian African sailors<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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