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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 />

PORTUGUESE: erva-de-São-Lourenço, poejo, poejo-das-hortas, poejoreal<br />

SPANISH: poleo<br />

USES/NOTES: Arom<strong>at</strong>ic leaf is used as a seasoning and for tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980<br />

Mentha spic<strong>at</strong>a L. [syn. M. viridis L.]<br />

FAMILY: Labi<strong>at</strong>ae or Lamiaceae (mint)<br />

ENGLISH: bush mint, spearmint<br />

PORTUGUESE: hortelã, hortelã-comum, levante, menta, vik<br />

SPANISH: hierbabuena, menta, menta crespa, menta romana, menta<br />

verde, hierbabuena, khoa, té de yerbabuena<br />

USES/NOTES: Arom<strong>at</strong>ic essential oil is used to flavor candy and<br />

chewing gum and dried leaves are used as a spice. Carvone<br />

containing tops and leaves are medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe, Asia, and North Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Accorsi et al. n.d., Bourke et al. 1987, Branch and<br />

Silva 1983, Guia Rural n.d., Jardim Botânico de Brasília 1990,<br />

Mabberley 1987, Omawale 1973, Soukup 1970, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, von Reis<br />

Altschul 1973<br />

Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.<br />

FAMILY: Labi<strong>at</strong>ae or Lamiaceae (mint)<br />

ENGLISH: apple mint, big-leaf mint, pineapple mint, wooly mint<br />

SPANISH: hierbabuena<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used in mint sauces and jellies.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn and western Europe<br />

REFERENCES: Mabberley 1987<br />

Mentha x verticill<strong>at</strong>a L. [hybrid M. aqu<strong>at</strong>ica L. x M. arvensis L.]<br />

[syn. M. s<strong>at</strong>iva L.]<br />

FAMILY: Labi<strong>at</strong>ae or Lamiaceae (mint)<br />

ENGLISH: common mint, mint, scotch spearmint, whorled mint<br />

PORTUGUESE: hortelã, hortelã-comum, hortelã-das-hortas, hortelãromana<br />

SPANISH: hierbabuena, menta romana, poleo<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaf is used as a condiment.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe<br />

REFERENCES: IBGE 1980<br />

Mentzelia albicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex Torrey & A.<br />

Gray<br />

FAMILY: Loasaceae (blazing star)<br />

ENGLISH: mentzelia<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are edible parched and ground into a fine meal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Kindscher 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Menyan<strong>the</strong>s trifoli<strong>at</strong>a L.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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