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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 />

NATURAL RANGE: Atlantic coast <strong>of</strong> Central America from Nicaragua to<br />

Panama’s Darién through <strong>the</strong> Magdalena Valley in Colombia to<br />

northwestern Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Flores 2002b, Martin et al. 1987, Mori and Prance 1990b<br />

Lecythis lanceol<strong>at</strong>a Poiret<br />

FAMILY: Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut)<br />

PORTUGUESE: sapucaia-branca<br />

USES/NOTES: Seed is an edible oil source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Guianas and Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Mori and Prance 1990b<br />

Lecythis minor Jacq. [syn. L. elliptica Kunth]<br />

FAMILY: Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut)<br />

ENGLISH: monkey pot<br />

PORTUGUESE: sapucaia<br />

SPANISH: cazuela de mono, coco de mono, hoyamono, nuez del Brasil,<br />

olla de mono, palo de toro, sapucayo<br />

USES/NOTES: Oily nuts are used in chocol<strong>at</strong>es and o<strong>the</strong>r confections.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Humid lowlands <strong>of</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Campbell 1984, Gregory 1960, La<br />

Rotta 1992, Martin et al. 1987, Mori et al. 1990, OAS 1973,<br />

Prance and Mori 1979, von Reis Altschul 1973<br />

Lecythis ollaria L.<br />

FAMILY: Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut)<br />

ENGLISH: monkey pot<br />

PORTUGUESE: sapucaia<br />

SPANISH: cazuela de mono, coco de mono, hoyamono, nuez del Brasil,<br />

olla de mono, palo de toro, sapucayo<br />

USES/NOTES: Edible nut is used in chocol<strong>at</strong>es and o<strong>the</strong>r confections.<br />

When grown under certain conditions seeds may contain a toxic<br />

substance th<strong>at</strong> can result in hair and fingernail loss when e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

in large quantities.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Humid lowlands <strong>of</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America<br />

REFERENCES: Campbell 1984, Gregory 1960, La Rotta 1992, Mori et al.<br />

1990, OAS 1973, Prance and Mori 1979, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, von Reis<br />

Altschul 1973<br />

Lecythis pisonis Cambess. [syn. L. amapaensis Ledoux, L. amazonum<br />

Mart. ex O. Berg, L. pisonis Cambess. subsp. usit<strong>at</strong>a S.A. Mori &<br />

Prance, L. paraensis Huber, L. usit<strong>at</strong>a Miers, L. usit<strong>at</strong>a Miers<br />

var. paraensis (Ducke) F. Knuth, Pachylecythis egleri Ledoux]<br />

FAMILY: Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut)<br />

ENGLISH: cream nut, monkey nut, Pará nut, paradise nut, sapucaia<br />

PORTUGUESE: castanha-sapucaia, sapokaia, sapucaia, sapucaia-do-<br />

Amapá, sapucaia-grande, sapucaínha<br />

SPANISH: castaña de monte, kakeralli<br />

USES/NOTES: Protien-rich, edible nut and its oil are similar in<br />

quality to <strong>the</strong> Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa), but are less<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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