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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 />

penduliflorus only in cultiv<strong>at</strong>ion – widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized in<br />

favorable loc<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Fryxell 1988,<br />

Martin et al. 1987, MBG n.d., McVaugh 2001, Sommeijer et al. n.d.<br />

Mammea americana L.<br />

FAMILY: Clusiaceae (mangosteen) or Guttiferae (garcinia)<br />

ENGLISH: apricot, mamey, mamey apple, mamey sapote, mami, mammee<br />

apple, man support, South American apricot<br />

PORTUGUESE: abricó, abricó-das-Antilhas, abricó-de-Pará, abricó-de-<br />

São-Domingo, abricó-do-Pará, abricó-selvagem, abricote,<br />

abricoteiro, mamey-Cartagena, pêcoyo-de-Santo-Domingo, zapotemamey<br />

SPANISH: mamey, mamey amarillo, mamey de Cartagena, mamey de Santo<br />

Domingo, mameyo, mami, m<strong>at</strong>a serrano, ruri, zapote, zapote de<br />

Cartagena, zapote domingo, zapote mamey<br />

USES/NOTES: Large round fruit’s orange flesh is edible and<br />

medicinal, resin is used as an insecticide, flowers are used in a<br />

beverage to aid in digestion, mesocarps are e<strong>at</strong>en or made into a<br />

liqueur, young shoots are used in brandy, and sap is made into<br />

wine. Fruit is highly esteemed especially in Cuba<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Moist lowlands <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> West Indies, nor<strong>the</strong>rn South<br />

America, or Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Campbell 1984, Cavalcante 1991, Duke 1986, Editorial<br />

Panapo 1988, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Leung 1961, Martin et al. 1987,<br />

Naranjo 1991, Omawale 1973, Peret 1985, Popenoe 1974, Rehm and<br />

Espig 1991, Schneider 1987<br />

Mammillaria heyderi var. meiacantha (Engelm.) L.D. Benson [syn. M.<br />

gummifera var. meiacantha (Engelm.) L.D. Benson, M. meiacantha<br />

Engelm.]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: little nipple cactus, small-spined cream pincushion<br />

SPANISH: viejito<br />

USES/NOTES: Scarlet fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Texas and New Mexico and nor<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico<br />

into Nuevo Leon<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Facciola 1990, Sturtevant 1972<br />

Mammillaria mammillaris (L.) Karsten [syn. M. simplex Haw.]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

SPANISH: buchito<br />

USES/NOTES: Fresh red fruits are edible and stems contain a<br />

pal<strong>at</strong>able milky juice.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Antilles, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao,<br />

Venezuela’s Caribbean islands, and northwestern Venezuelan<br />

mainland<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Facciola 1990, Hoyas 1989<br />

Mammillaria maz<strong>at</strong>lanensis K. Schum. & Gürke<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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