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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: Plant is used as a po<strong>the</strong>rb.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropics<br />

REFERENCES: IBGE 1980, Mentz et al. 1997<br />

Ocotea brenesii Standley [syn. O. cymbarum Kunth, Nectandra<br />

brenesii (Standl.) C.K. Allen]<br />

FAMILY: Lauraceae (laurel)<br />

ENGLISH: sassafras<br />

PORTUGUESE: louro-inamuí, pau-sassafrás, sassafrás<br />

SPANISH: cascarillo, salsafrás, sasafrás<br />

USES/NOTES: Brazilian sassafras oil, a safrole containing essential<br />

oil, is extracted from <strong>the</strong> root and bark and is used to flavor<br />

beverages and in disinfectants and perfumes. Safrole is now<br />

considered carcinogenic. O. cymbarum was previously described as<br />

a species restricted to Brazil, whereas O. brenesii was<br />

considered a Central American species.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Costa Rica to Colombia, Venezuela, <strong>the</strong> Guianas, and<br />

Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Burger and van der Werff 1990, FUDENA n.d., Guia Rural<br />

n.d., Rohwer 1993, Silva et al. 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, van der Werff<br />

2002<br />

Ocotea odorifera (Vellozo) Rohwer [syn. O. pretiosa Benth. & Hook.<br />

f. nomen illegit.]<br />

FAMILY: Lauraceae (laurel)<br />

ENGLISH: Brazilian sassafras<br />

PORTUGUESE: canela-cheirosa, canela-sassafrás, canelinha, cascacheirosa,<br />

casca-preciosa, louro-cheiroso<br />

USES/NOTES: Bark is used as a spice like cinnamon (Cinnamomum<br />

verum) and a medicinal. Brazilian sassafras oil, a safrole<br />

containing essential oil, is extracted from <strong>the</strong> root, bark, and<br />

trunk wood and is used to flavor beverages and in disinfectants<br />

and perfumes. Safrole is now considered carcinogenic, however.<br />

Extracts are used in insecticides. Taxanomic confusion exists; O.<br />

pretiosa has been described as a synonym <strong>of</strong> O. cymbarum.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil, possibly to <strong>the</strong> Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, IBGE 1980, MBG n.d., Sturtevant 1972<br />

Ocotea quixos (Lam.) Kosterm. [syn. Nectandra cinnamomoides<br />

(Kunth) Nees]<br />

FAMILY: Lauraceae (laurel)<br />

PORTUGUESE: louro<br />

SPANISH: canela, canella, ishpingo, ispingo, laurel, moena,<br />

oc<strong>at</strong>uhue viqui<br />

USES/NOTES: Bark and calyx are a cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)<br />

substitute and a locally important medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Ecuador into Colombia and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Rohwer 1993, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Odontadenia nitida (Vahl) Müell. Arg.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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