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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 />

ENGLISH: jessenia palm, p<strong>at</strong>aua, turu palm<br />

PORTUGUESE: bacabao (refers to hybrid <strong>of</strong> O. b<strong>at</strong>aua x O. mapora in<br />

Acre, Brazil), b<strong>at</strong>auá, p<strong>at</strong>auá, p<strong>at</strong>auá-branca, p<strong>at</strong>auá-roxa, p<strong>at</strong>oá<br />

SPANISH: aricaguá, b<strong>at</strong>auá, b<strong>at</strong>ú, chapil, comé, consá, cosá, coreo,<br />

coroba, huangurahui, he-bu-ca-nu, itsama, jagua, kunkúkmajo,<br />

majo, mayo, mil peso, milpesos, majo, margarita, palma b<strong>at</strong>aua,<br />

palma de leche, palma lechera, palma seje, p<strong>at</strong>abá, p<strong>at</strong>auá,<br />

sacumana, seje, seje grande, seje hembre, shiwamuyo, siname,<br />

trupa, unama, unamo, unghuaray, ungurabe, ungurabe morado,<br />

unguragua, ungurahua, ungurahui, unguraui, unguravi, ungurawi<br />

USES/NOTES: Dark, oily fruits are soaked in w<strong>at</strong>er <strong>the</strong>n mashed to<br />

produce a popular, muddy-colored beverage called vinho de p<strong>at</strong>auá<br />

(p<strong>at</strong>auá wine) in Brazil, mesocarp oil is much like olive oil<br />

(Olea europaea) used for cooking, and hearts are e<strong>at</strong>en as a<br />

vegetable. Oil also is used to preserve me<strong>at</strong>, for illumin<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />

and medicinally. Young inflorescences are sometimes burned for<br />

salt. Petioles are tied toge<strong>the</strong>r to make house doors, leaves are<br />

used for th<strong>at</strong>ch, and petiole spines are used for blowgun darts.<br />

Woody stems are used for construction and for weapons. Roots are<br />

medicinal. Considered to have much potential as a commercial<br />

source <strong>of</strong> edible oil.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia and nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America, just into Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Balick 1979a, Balick 1984, Balick and Gersh<strong>of</strong>f 1981,<br />

Boom 1987, Cavalcante 1991, DeWalt et al. 1999, Henderson 1995,<br />

Henderson et al. 1995, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), MBG n.d., Miller 2002,<br />

NRC 1975, OAS 1973, Pedersen 1991, Pedersen and Balslev 1990,<br />

Schultes 1979a, Silva et al. 1977, Smith et al. 1992, UFA/NYBG<br />

n.d.<br />

Oenocarpus b<strong>at</strong>aua var. oligocarpa (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) Henderson<br />

[syn. O. oligocarpa (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) Wess. Boer, Jessenia<br />

b<strong>at</strong>aua subsp. oligocarpa (Griseb & H. Wendl.) Balick, J.<br />

oligocarpa Griseb. & H. Wendl.]<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: turu palm, yagua palm<br />

SPANISH: aricaguá, palma de leche<br />

USES/NOTES: Much like O. b<strong>at</strong>aua var. b<strong>at</strong>aua, hearts are edible and<br />

friuts are a nutriticious beverage and edible oil source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern Venezuela, <strong>the</strong> Guianas, and Trinidad<br />

REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995, OAS 1973<br />

Oenocarpus distichus Mart. [syn. O. discolor Barb. Rodr., O.<br />

tarampabo Mart.]<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: bacaba palm<br />

PORTUGUESE: bacaba, bacaba-açu, bacaba-de-azeite, bacaba-de-leite,<br />

bacaba-de-leque, bacaba-do-Pará, bacaba-verdadeira, bacabaí,<br />

bacabinha, hokoma, palmeira-bacaba-y, pindiwa’y, pinduwa’ywa,<br />

pinuwa-’y, pinuwa’yw<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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