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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: Leaves are used as a spice, flowers are edible, and<br />

leaves and oil repel mosquitoes. Aslo medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Egypt, <strong>the</strong> Greek Isles, Iran, or India<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Carneiro Martins 1989, Duke 1986,<br />

Guia Rural n.d., Guia Rural 1990, Honychurch 1980, IBGE 1980,<br />

Rodríguez Martínez 1990, Schneider 1987, Tucker 1994, Van Feu<br />

n.d.<br />

Ocimum campechianum Willd. [syn. O. micranthum Willd.]<br />

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

ENGLISH: barsley, married-man-pork, wild basil, balm<br />

PORTUGUESE: alfabaca, alfavaca, alfavaca-de-galinha, alfavaca-docampo<br />

SPANISH: albaca, albahaca, albahaca blanca, albahaca de calvo,<br />

albahaca de monte, albahaca siete esencias, albaque simarron,<br />

amhág, albahaca montés, albahaca cimarrona, alva-aka, albahaca<br />

blanca, abaca, albaca silvestre, iroro, pichana albaca, pichana<br />

alvaca, pichana blanca<br />

USES/NOTES: Stem and leaf are used to season foods. Leaf also is<br />

used to relieve earaches.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico, <strong>the</strong> West Indies, and nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America<br />

through Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Duke and Vásquez 1994, FUDENA n.d., Kainer<br />

and Duryea 1992, Omawale 1973, Padoch and de Jong 1991, Soukup<br />

1970, UFA/NYBG n.d., Usher 1974, Voeks 1997, von Reis Altschul<br />

1973<br />

Ocimum canum Sims<br />

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

ENGLISH: hoary basil, jumbie balsam, tulsie<br />

PORTUGUESE: c<strong>at</strong>inga-de-criola, manjericão<br />

USES/NOTES: Used as a po<strong>the</strong>rb to flavor food, especially in East<br />

Indian dishes. Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Old World tropics, perhaps India or nor<strong>the</strong>astern<br />

Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Mabberley 1987, Omawale 1973, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Voeks 1997<br />

Ocimum gr<strong>at</strong>issimum L.<br />

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

ENGLISH: clove basil, East Indian basil, tree basil, wild basil<br />

PORTUGUESE: alfavaca-cravo, mangerição-cheiroso<br />

SPANISH: albaca, albahaca<br />

USES/NOTES: Greens are used as a po<strong>the</strong>rb.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropics<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Facciola 1990, IBGE 1980<br />

Ocimum tweedianum Benth.<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: alfavaca, segurelha<br />

SPANISH: s<strong>at</strong>ureja<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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