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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 />

SPANISH: cascarito, cometure<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible. Wood is hard and fine-grained.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Hoyas 1989<br />

Mouriri huberi Cogn.<br />

FAMILY: Melastom<strong>at</strong>aceae (dissotis or melastome)<br />

PORTUGUESE: mamãozinho<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en locally by <strong>the</strong> Ka’apor <strong>of</strong> Brazil.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Ecuador to eastern Amazonian Brazil and<br />

sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Jørgensen and León-Yánez 1999, Steyermark et<br />

al. 1995<br />

Mouriri macrophylla Cham. [syn. M. grandiflora A. DC.]<br />

FAMILY: Melastom<strong>at</strong>aceae (dissotis or melastome)<br />

ENGLISH: maniballi<br />

PORTUGUESE: camutin, guajarai, gurguí, mirauba, tucunaré-mereçá<br />

SPANISH: charachuela, lanza caspi<br />

FRENCH: bois-fléche<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Guianas and Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, d’Eeckenbrugge and Ferla 2000, Duke and<br />

Vásquez 1994, Martin et al. 1987, Morley 1976, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Mouriri oligantha Pilger<br />

FAMILY: Melastom<strong>at</strong>aceae (dissotis or melastome)<br />

SPANISH: lanza caspi<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Mouriri pseudo-gemin<strong>at</strong>a Pittier<br />

FAMILY: Melastom<strong>at</strong>aceae (dissotis or melastome)<br />

SPANISH: p<strong>at</strong>a de paují, paují<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Venezuela<br />

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

Mouriri pusa Gardner<br />

FAMILY: Melastom<strong>at</strong>aceae (dissotis or melastome)<br />

ENGLISH: silverwood<br />

PORTUGUESE: jaboticaba-do-campo, manapuçá, mandapuçá, munduru, puçá,<br />

puçá-preta<br />

USES/NOTES: Red to black, two and a half cm long fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Martin et al. 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Mouriri sagotiana Triana<br />

FAMILY: Melastom<strong>at</strong>aceae (dissotis or melastome)<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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