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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: Cárdenas 1969, King 1987, King 1988, León 1964,<br />

Mabberley 1987, Ochoa and Ugent 2001, NRC 1989, Rehm and Espig<br />

1991, Vietmeyer 1992, Wilson 1992<br />

Lepidium s<strong>at</strong>ivum L.<br />

FAMILY: Cruciferae (mustard) or Brassicaceae (brassica)<br />

ENGLISH: common garden cress, cress, garden cress, garden pepper<br />

cress, pepper grass<br />

PORTUGUESE: agrião-da-terra, agrião-da-terra-enxuta, agrião-do-seco,<br />

agrião-dos-jardins, mastruço, mastruço-do-sol, mastruço-hortense<br />

SPANISH: cresón, lepidio, mastuerzo<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used as a salad green, roots occasionally are<br />

used as a condiment, and seeds are an edible oil source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Egypt to West Asia, now nearly cosmopolitan<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Bianchini and Corbeta 1976, Bourke et al.<br />

1987, Duke 1986, Guia Rural 1990, IBGE 1980, Schneider 1987,<br />

Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Van Feu n.d.<br />

Lepidium virginicum L.<br />

FAMILY: Cruciferae (mustard) or Brassicaceae (brassica)<br />

ENGLISH: peppergrass, poor man’s pepper, Virginia cress, wild<br />

pepper-grass<br />

SPANISH: papayita<br />

USES/NOTES: Greens and seed pods may be added to salads or used as a<br />

garnish.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America, now nearly cosmopolitan<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Alcorn 1984, Bye 1993, Facciola 1990,<br />

Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Jonsell 1982, Morton 1976a, Peterson<br />

1977, Tomikel 1986<br />

Leptochloopsis virg<strong>at</strong>a (Poiret) Y<strong>at</strong>es [syn. Uniola virg<strong>at</strong>a<br />

(Poiret) Griseb.]<br />

FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: limestone grass, wiregrass<br />

SPANISH: espartillo, yerba de alambre<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are edible cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: All <strong>the</strong> Gre<strong>at</strong>er Antilles and <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn Lesser<br />

Antilles, and perhaps to o<strong>the</strong>r Caribbean islands<br />

REFERENCES: Liogier and Martorell 2000, Nellis 1994, Peterson 2001,<br />

Webster and Peterson 1996<br />

Leptotes bicolor Lindley [syn. Tetramicra bicolor (Lindley) Rolfe]<br />

FAMILY: Orchidaceae (orchid)<br />

ENGLISH: bicolored leptotes<br />

USES/NOTES: Seedpod has been used as a flavoring agent like vanilla,<br />

especially for ice cream. The small epiphytic orchid produces<br />

beautiful white and purple flowers.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil from Bahia to Santa C<strong>at</strong>arina and eastern<br />

Paraguay<br />

REFERENCES: Bicalho 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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