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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 />

cm tall and spreading by stolons and seeds, <strong>the</strong> gopher apple<br />

makes for an excellent ground cover for dry, sunny sites.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Dunes and sand hills <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>astern coastal<br />

plain from South Carolina to sou<strong>the</strong>rn Florida and Louisiana<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett (unpublished), Godfrey 1988, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes),<br />

Prance 1972a, Taylor 1998<br />

Licania oblongifolia Standley<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

PORTUGUESE: macucu-chiador<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Prance 1972a, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Licania octandra (H<strong>of</strong>fsgg. ex R. & S.) Kuntze subsp. pallida<br />

(Hook.f.) Prance<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

PORTUGUESE: caraipé, caripé, caripé-vermelho, uxi-do-igapó<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Boom 1989, Silva et al. 1977, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Licania parviflora Benth.<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ajuru<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Prance 1972a<br />

Licania pl<strong>at</strong>ypus (Hemsley) Fritsch.<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

ENGLISH: monkey apple, sansapote, sunsapote<br />

SPANISH: chupa, mesonzapote, sangre, sansapote, sonzapote, sapote,<br />

sumn, súngano, sunza, sunzapote, uraca, urraca, urraco, zapote,<br />

zapote cabello, zinzapote, zunza<br />

USES/NOTES: Large round yellow berries contain an edible pulp.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America<br />

REFERENCES: Duke 1986, Facciola 1990, Hoyas 1989, León 1987, Leung<br />

1961, Martin et al. 1987, Mutchnick and McCarthy 1997, OAS 1973,<br />

Usher 1974<br />

Licania pyrifolia Griseb.<br />

FAMILY: Chrysobalanaceae (coco plum)<br />

SPANISH: merecure<br />

USES/NOTES: Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its edible fruits.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, and Martinique<br />

REFERENCES: FUDENA n.d., Hoyas 1989, Martin et al. 1987, Prance<br />

1972a<br />

Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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