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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: Amazonia, perhaps to o<strong>the</strong>r areas <strong>of</strong> lowland tropical<br />

South America<br />

REFERENCES: Berg 1972, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Naucleopsis mello-berretoi (Standley) C. Berg [syn. Brosimum<br />

mello-berretoi Standley]<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

SPANISH: llanchamillo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia, perhaps elsewhere in lowland tropical South<br />

America<br />

REFERENCES: Berg 1972, Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Naucleopsis pseudonaga (Mildbr.) C. Berg [syn. Ogcodeia pseudonega<br />

Mildbr.]<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

PORTUGUESE: jaca-brava, muir<strong>at</strong>inga, pama-amarela, pama-mao-de-onça<br />

SPANISH: puma chaqui<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia, perhaps elsewhere in lowland tropical South<br />

America<br />

REFERENCES: Berg 1972, Duke and Vásquez 1994, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Naucleopsis ternstroemiiflora (Mildbr.) C. Berg [syn. Ogcodeia<br />

ternstroemiiflora Mildbr.]<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

SPANISH: motelo chaqui<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia, perhaps elsewhere in lowland tropical South<br />

America<br />

REFERENCES: Berg 1972, Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Neea <strong>the</strong>ifera Oersted<br />

FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae (four o’clock)<br />

PORTUGUESE: caparosa, caparosa-do-campo<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used as a soothing tea, especially as a<br />

digestion aid and for intestinal relief.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Jardim Botânico de Brasília 1989, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Nelumbo lutea Willd.<br />

FAMILY: Nelumbonaceae (lotus-lily)<br />

ENGLISH: American lotus, American w<strong>at</strong>er-lotus, duck acorn, nelumbo,<br />

pancake rose, pond nuts, w<strong>at</strong>er bean, w<strong>at</strong>er chinquapin, w<strong>at</strong>er<br />

lotus, w<strong>at</strong>er nut, wonkapin, yanquapin, yellow lotus, yellow<br />

nelumbo<br />

SPANISH: nelumbio<br />

USES/NOTES: Rhizomes are e<strong>at</strong>en like sweet pot<strong>at</strong>oes (Ipomea b<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>as)<br />

or ground and made into bread, seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en whole or ground<br />

into flour, and young shoots are e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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