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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 />

USES/NOTES: Young pods and seeds are edible. M<strong>at</strong>ure seeds are<br />

edible, used as a c<strong>of</strong>fee substitute, and are fed to animals.<br />

Known as cow itch because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> irrit<strong>at</strong>ing hairs.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical Asia, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Kay 1979, Mabberley 1987, Martin<br />

1984a, Rehm and Espig 1991, Wiersema et al. 1990<br />

Mucuna pruriens var. utilis (Wallach ex Wight) Baker ex Burck<br />

[syn. Stizolobium deeringianum Bort]<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

PORTUGUESE: mucuna-anã<br />

SPANISH: frijol de terciopelo, habichuela terciopelo, mucuna,<br />

mucuna rayada, terciopelo<br />

USES/NOTES: Dried seeds are used to make a c<strong>of</strong>fee-like beverage and<br />

<strong>the</strong> plant is intercropped with perennials to enrich <strong>the</strong> soil with<br />

nitrogen.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Guia Rural n.d., OAS 1973<br />

Muehlenbeckia hastul<strong>at</strong>a (Sm.) I.M. Johnston [syn. M. chilensis<br />

Meisner]<br />

FAMILY: Polygonaceae (buckwhe<strong>at</strong>)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is said to be edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Chile to Bolivia and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Foster 1958, d’Eeckenbrugge and Ferla 2000, Standley<br />

1937b<br />

Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia (Ortega) Meisner<br />

FAMILY: Polygonaceae (buckwhe<strong>at</strong>)<br />

PORTUGUESE: salsa, salsaparrilha<br />

USES/NOTES: Vine’s fleshy, pink to red fruit is said to be edible.<br />

Also medicinal to tre<strong>at</strong> syphilis.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina, Uruguay, Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Brazil (Rio<br />

Grande do Sul), Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Cialdella and Brandbyge 2001, d’Eeckenbrugge and Ferla<br />

2000, Mentz et al. 1997, Troncoso 1987<br />

Muhlenbergia spp.<br />

FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: hair grass<br />

USES/NOTES: Apache used <strong>the</strong> seeds as a flour source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Warm regions <strong>of</strong> North America<br />

REFERENCES: Kindscher 1987, Mabberley 1987<br />

Muntingia calabura L.<br />

FAMILY: Muntingiaceae (muntingia) or perhaps Malvaceae (mallow),<br />

previously Elaeocarpaceae (elaeocarpus), Flacourtiaceae<br />

(flacourtia), or Tiliaceae (linden)<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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