Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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SPANISH: cardón, hecho hecho
USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible and seeds are an edible flour
source.
NATURAL RANGE: Northern Mexico
REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Facciola 1990, Mabberley 1987,
Martin et al. 1987, Shreve and Wiggins 1964, Uphof 1968
Pachycereus pringlei (S. Watson) Britton & Rose [includes Cereus
pringlei S. Watson, Pilocereus pringlei S. Watson]
FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)
ENGLISH: cardon cactus, elephant cactus, Mexican giant cactus
SPANISH: cardón, cardón pelón
USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp, though dry, and flowers are eaten fresh,
seeds are an edible flour source, and fruits are ponded in water
to make juice. The huge plant is similar to the giant saguaro
cactus (Carnegiea gigantea).
NATURAL RANGE: Sonora and Baja California, Mexico
REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Facciola 1990, Lauri 2000,
Mabberley 1987, Martin et al. 1987, Shreve and Wiggins 1964
Pachycereus schottii (Engelm.) D. Hunt [syn. Lophocereus schottii
(Engelm.) Britton & Rose]
FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)
SPANISH: cabeza de viejo, cina, cinita delatilla, senita, sinita
USES/NOTES: Generally spineless, small fruits are edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Northwestern Mexico to southern Arizona
REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Facciola 1990, Martin et al.
1987, Uphof 1968
Pachyrhizus ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi [syn. Dolichos ahipa Wedd.]
FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or
pea)
ENGLISH: ahipa, potato bean
PORTUGUESE: ahipa, feijão-macucu
SPANISH: achipa, ahipa, ajima, ajipa, chícama, dabau, dolichos
ajipa, fríjol chuncho, judía batata, poroto batata, jícama,
jíquima, xiquima
USES/NOTES: Crunchy tubers are eaten raw (typically in salads),
steamed, or boiled. Tubers remain crunchy even when cooked.
NATURAL RANGE: Peru and Bolivia, perhaps to northern Argentina
REFERENCES: Cárdenas 1969, Foster and Cordell 1992, Naranjo 1991,
Noda et al. 1984, NRC 1989, Rehm and Espig 1991, Sørensen 1988,
Usher 1974, Yamaguchi 1983
Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban [syn. P. angulatus Rich. ex DC., P.
palmatilobus Benth. & Hook., Cacara erosa Thouars, Dolichos
erosus L.]
FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or
pea)
ENGLISH: jicama, jicana, potato bean, yam bean
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