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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: Pteridophyta (ferns)<br />

ENGLISH: pepperwort<br />

SPANISH: lepido, mastuerzo, sabelección<br />

USES/NOTES: Stem and leaf <strong>of</strong> this aqu<strong>at</strong>ic herb are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Pan-tropical<br />

REFERENCES: Davidse et al. 1995, Omawale 1973<br />

M<strong>at</strong>elea rivularis Woodson<br />

FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae (milkweed)<br />

SPANISH: tsemtsem<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en by <strong>the</strong> Shuar <strong>of</strong> Ecuador.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western Amazonia to <strong>the</strong> eastern Andes<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Woodson 1960<br />

M<strong>at</strong>isia bicolor Ducke [syn. Quararibea bicolor (Ducke) Cu<strong>at</strong>rec.]<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow), previously Bombacaceae (silk-cotton)<br />

PORTUGUESE: sapota-macho<br />

USES/NOTES: Rarely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed, <strong>the</strong> succulent fruit’s flavor is<br />

similar to <strong>the</strong> mango (Mangifera indica).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western Amazonian Brazil to Amazonian Peru and<br />

Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, MBG n.d., Shanley and Medina<br />

2005<br />

M<strong>at</strong>isia cord<strong>at</strong>a Humb. & Bonpl. [syn. Quararibea cord<strong>at</strong>a (Humb. &<br />

Bonpl.) Vischer]<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow), previously Bombacaceae (silk-cotton)<br />

PORTUGUESE: sapota, sapota-do-Peru, sapota-do-Solimões, sapote<br />

SPANISH: chupa-chupa, mame colorado, numiallamihe, sapote, sapote<br />

de monte, sapotillo, zapote, zapote amarillo, zapote de monte<br />

USES/NOTES: Succulent to fibrous, golden pulp <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> s<strong>of</strong>tball<br />

sized, brownish-green fruit is edible. Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed from around<br />

Manaus to Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Also encountered<br />

in <strong>the</strong> wild.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Amazonian Brazil to Amazonian Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Cavalcante 1991, Clement 1989,<br />

Duke and Vásquez 1994, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), León 1987, Morton 1987a,<br />

Padoch and de Jong 1991, Shanley and Medina 2005, Soukup 1970,<br />

Vásquez and Gentry 1989<br />

M<strong>at</strong>isia ochrocalyx Schumann [syn. Quararibea ochrocalyx (Schumann)<br />

Vischer]<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow), previously Bombacaceae (silk-cotton)<br />

SPANISH: machín sapote<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Alverson 1989, Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

M<strong>at</strong>teuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro [syn. M. pensylvanica<br />

(Willd.) Raymond, Osmunda struthiopteris L.]<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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