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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 />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

USES/NOTES: Brownish-red Fruits <strong>of</strong> some cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed forms are e<strong>at</strong>en.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western coastal Mexico from sou<strong>the</strong>rn Sonora to Colima<br />

REFERENCES: Bravo and Sánchez 1991, Espejo Serna et al. n.d.,<br />

Shreve and Wiggins 1964<br />

Mammillaria nivosa Link ex N. Pfeiffer<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: snowy cactus, wooly nipple cactus<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Lesser Antilles from Antigua through <strong>the</strong><br />

Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and <strong>the</strong> Bahamas<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Nellis 1994<br />

Mangifera indica L.<br />

FAMILY: Anacardiaceae (cashew or poison ivy)<br />

ENGLISH: mango<br />

PORTUGUESE: manga, mangueira<br />

SPANISH: maca, manga, mango, mango mamey<br />

USES/NOTES: Heavy, fibrous, oval fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en out <strong>of</strong> hand when<br />

ripe or in salads, pickled, or salted when green. The mango <strong>of</strong><br />

commerce is immensely popular throughout <strong>the</strong> tropics. Seeds may<br />

be ground into flour. Fruit also is a dye and medicine source.<br />

Leaves are medicinal. Wood is used in cabinetmaking.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Probably nor<strong>the</strong>astern India perhaps to Bangladesh,<br />

introduced to <strong>the</strong> New World around 1700 via nor<strong>the</strong>astern Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Boom 1987, Cid 1978, IBGE 1980, León 1987, Omawale<br />

1973, Peret 1985, Prance and Balick 1990, Purseglove 1968, Sauer<br />

1993, Smith et al. 1992, Wilkins 1942<br />

Mangifera odor<strong>at</strong>a Griffith<br />

FAMILY: Anacardiaceae (cashew or poison ivy)<br />

ENGLISH: kuini, kurwini, ma-mut<br />

SPANISH: bogimoncamo, mango<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Malaysian lowlands<br />

REFERENCES: Campbell 1984, Davis and Yost 1983, Popenoe 1974, Usher<br />

1974<br />

Manicaria saccifera Gaertner<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: bussu palm, monkey-cap palm, skyduster, temiche palm,<br />

troolie<br />

FRENCH: palmier toulouri<br />

PORTUGUESE: baçu, bassu, bussu, gerua, ubuçu, ubussu<br />

SPANISH: cabeza de negro, escomfra, guágara, jíquera, mavaco,<br />

mekuá-bak, palma de jícara, palma temiche, temiche, turury, ubí,<br />

ubussu, wa-heé, washí, yaha, yajuji, yarinilla, yolillo<br />

SURINAMESE: truli<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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