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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 />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics from sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico to Ecuador and<br />

Venezuela including <strong>the</strong> Antilles<br />

REFERENCES: Breedlove 1986, Hoyas 1989, Martin et al. 1987, MBG n.d.<br />

Morrenia odor<strong>at</strong>a (Hook. & Arn.) Lindley [also M. varieg<strong>at</strong>a<br />

(Griseb.) Meyer]<br />

FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae (milkweed)<br />

ENGLISH: l<strong>at</strong>ex plant<br />

SPANISH: doca, guaikuru rembi’u, jupuaroke, paraguayita, tasi,<br />

uruma<br />

USES/NOTES: Young fruit <strong>of</strong> this typically herbaceous vine is e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

raw, young seeds are sometimes e<strong>at</strong>en mashed and salted, young<br />

leaves, shoots, and flowers are e<strong>at</strong>en fresh or boiled, and older<br />

stems are chewed. Parts are collected from <strong>the</strong> wild. The fruit <strong>of</strong><br />

M. brachystephana Griseb., M. grandiflora Malme, M. herzogii<br />

Schlecht., M. schulziana Meyer, M. stormiana (Morong) Malme are<br />

said to be edible, but not e<strong>at</strong>en.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Gran Chaco <strong>of</strong> Eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Argentina to Uruguay and southwestern Brazil, M. odor<strong>at</strong>a is<br />

n<strong>at</strong>uralized in Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Arenas 1999, Foster 1958, MBG n.d., Meyer and Bacigalupo<br />

1979, von Reis Altschul 1973, Wunderlin 1998<br />

Morus alba L.<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

ENGLISH: mulberry, Russian mulberry, silkworm mulberry, white<br />

mulberry<br />

PORTUGUESE: amora branca<br />

SPANISH: mora, mora blanca, moral blanco, morera, morera blanca<br />

USES/NOTES: Typically white to pinkish, though sometimes dark,<br />

"collective" fruits are insipid to sweet. Unripe fruits and young<br />

leaf shoots are cooked as vegetables. Leaves have been fed to<br />

silkworms for centuries.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: China, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized in temper<strong>at</strong>e regions<br />

REFERENCES: FNAEC 1997, Gibbons 1962, IBGE 1980, Johns and Stevenson<br />

1985, Nelson 1994, Peterson 1977, Sokolov 1991, Usher 1974<br />

Morus alba var. multicaulis (Perrottet) Laud. [syn. M. multicaulis<br />

Perrottet]<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

ENGLISH: mulberry<br />

PORTUGUESE: amora<br />

SPANISH: morera roja<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are consumed out <strong>of</strong> hand or in jams, sweets, and<br />

juices.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: China, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized elsewhere<br />

REFERENCES: Hoyas 1989, Martin et al. 1987, Molina 1975<br />

Morus celtidifolia Kunth [syn. M. mexicana Benth., M. microphylla<br />

Buckley]<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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