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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 />

Panax trifolium L.<br />

FAMILY: Araliaceae (aralia or ginseng)<br />

ENGLISH: dwarf ginseng, ginseng<br />

USES/NOTES: Small, swollen roots are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Canada and nor<strong>the</strong>rn U.S. to high elev<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

<strong>of</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn Georgia<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald 1950, Fernald et al. 1958,<br />

Peterson 1977<br />

Pandanus tectorius Parkinson<br />

FAMILY: Pandanaceae (screw pine)<br />

ENGLISH: nicobar breadfruit, pandanus, screw pine<br />

SPANISH: palma de cinta, palma de tornillo, pandano<br />

USES/NOTES: Large fruits, actually composite drupes, are e<strong>at</strong>en raw,<br />

boiled, or made into paste or flour. Youngest leaf base is e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

as palm heart. Also an <strong>at</strong>tractive landscape plant in frost-free<br />

areas.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Malayasia to Polynesia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke n.d., Facciola 1990, Hoyas 1989, Molina 1975<br />

Pandanus utilis Bory<br />

FAMILY: Pandanaceae (screw pine)<br />

ENGLISH: common screw pine, pandanus, screw pine<br />

PORTUGUESE: pândano, vacuá<br />

SPANISH: palma de cinta, palma de tornillo, pandano<br />

USES/NOTES: Large fruits, actually composite drupes, are e<strong>at</strong>en raw,<br />

boiled, or made into paste or flour. Youngest leaf base is e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

as palm heart. Also an <strong>at</strong>tractive landscape plant in frost-free<br />

areas.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Madagascar<br />

REFERENCES: Duke n.d., Figueiredo Filho 2005, Hoyas 1989, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h<br />

(notes), Mabberley 1987<br />

Panicum hirticaule J. Presl [syn. P. sonorum Beal]<br />

FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: panic grass, Mexican panic-grass, Sonoran panic-grass,<br />

sagui, sauwi<br />

USES/NOTES: Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its edible, lysine-rich seeds.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Kindscher 1987, N<strong>at</strong>ive Seeds/SEARCH 1991<br />

Panicum miliaceum L.<br />

FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: blackseeded proso millet, broom corn, brown-corn millet,<br />

hog millet, millet, proso millet, Russian millet, wild proso<br />

millet<br />

PORTUGUESE: milhete, milheto<br />

SPANISH: mijo, proso<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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