29.01.2013 Views

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

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

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

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

Parmentiera cerifera Seemann<br />

FAMILY: Bignoniaceae (trumpet creeper)<br />

ENGLISH: candletree<br />

SPANISH: palo de velas<br />

USES/NOTES: Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its edible fruits.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Gentry 1980, Mabberley 1987<br />

Parmentiera stenocarpa Dugand & L.B. Sm.<br />

FAMILY: Bignoniaceae (trumpet creeper)<br />

ENGLISH: candletree<br />

SPANISH: árbol de la jujias, palo vela, pl<strong>at</strong>anilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp and seeds are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke n.d., Martin et al. 1987<br />

Par<strong>the</strong>nocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon [syn. Hedera<br />

quinquefolia L.]<br />

FAMILY: Vitaceae (grape)<br />

ENGLISH: American ivy, confeder<strong>at</strong>e vine, five-fingered ivy, fiveleaf<br />

vine, five-leaved ivy, Mexican creeper, redtwig creeper,<br />

Virginia creeper, woodbine<br />

SPANISH: hiedra, parra<br />

USES/NOTES: Yanovsky st<strong>at</strong>ed th<strong>at</strong> fruits were e<strong>at</strong>en raw and peeled<br />

stalks were e<strong>at</strong>en boiled by Amerindians <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn U.S.<br />

Peterson, however, warns th<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> fruit should not be e<strong>at</strong>en. The<br />

deciduous plant, grown as an ornamental beyond its n<strong>at</strong>ive range,<br />

makes an effective, though aggressive ground cover with<br />

<strong>at</strong>tractive, red foliage in <strong>the</strong> fall. The plant is sometimes<br />

mistaken for poison ivy (Rhus radicans – Anacardiaceae), although<br />

it is unrel<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: widespread from Canada throughout <strong>the</strong> eastern and<br />

central U.S. to Mexico and Gu<strong>at</strong>emala, and China, widely<br />

n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Fernald 1950, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes),<br />

Moerman 1998, Peterson 1977, Standley and Steyermark 1949d,<br />

Tanaka 1976, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Passiflora actinia Hook.<br />

FAMILY: Passifloraceae (passionflower)<br />

PORTUGUESE: maracujá<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Brazil (Paraná, perhaps beyond)<br />

REFERENCES: Vanderplank 1996<br />

Passiflora adenopoda DC.<br />

FAMILY: Passifloraceae (passionflower)<br />

SPANISH: granadilla de monte<br />

USES/NOTES: Orange fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mainland Neotropics from sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico tp Peru<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

537

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!