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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 />

NATURAL RANGE: uncertain, perhaps Florida and <strong>the</strong> West Indies,<br />

and/or Mexico to Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina, n<strong>at</strong>uralized elsewhere<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Deginani 2001, Facciola 1990, Nelson 1996,<br />

Taylor 1998<br />

Passiflora tenuifila Killip<br />

FAMILY: Passifloraceae (passionflower)<br />

PORTUGUESE: maracujá-de-cobra<br />

SPANISH: comida de víboras, granadilla, lockhoste, lokoste,<br />

mburuguia, mburucuyá, mburucuyá montés, moro-coyo, pachío<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina and adjacent portions <strong>of</strong> Bolivia,<br />

southwestern Brazil, and Paraguay<br />

REFERENCES: Deginani 2001, MBG n.d<br />

Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poiret var. mollissima (Kunth) Holm-<br />

Nielsen & Jørgensen [syn. P. mollissima (Kunth) Bailey, P.<br />

tomentosa var. mollissima (Kunth) Triana and Planchon, Tacsonia<br />

mollissima Kunth]<br />

FAMILY: Passifloraceae (passionflower)<br />

ENGLISH: banana passionfruit, banana poka, passionflower, pink<br />

banana passionfruit, s<strong>of</strong>tleaf<br />

PORTUGUESE: maracujá<br />

SPANISH: curuba, curuba de castilla, curuba sabanero blanco,<br />

granadilla cimarrona, parcha, tacso, tagso, tauso, taveso,<br />

tintin, trompos, tumbo, tumbo del norte, tumbo serrano<br />

USES/NOTES: Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its juicy fruit pulp used in drinks,<br />

marmalades, and ice cream and its showy, lavender flowers.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia, now n<strong>at</strong>uralized and<br />

invasive in places<br />

REFERENCES: Bonuccelli 1989, Facciola 1990, Holm-Nielsen et al.<br />

1988, Hoyas 1989, Martin et al. 1987, Morton 1987a, N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

Research Council 1989, Smith et al. 1992, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poiret var. tripartita [syn. P.<br />

psilantha (Sodiro) Killip]<br />

FAMILY: Passifloraceae (passionflower)<br />

SPANISH: granadilla, gullán, tacso<br />

USES/NOTES: Occasionally cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its tart fruit pulp used in<br />

beverages and ice cream.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Andean Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Holm-Nielsen et al. 1988, Jørgensen and Ulloa Ulloa<br />

1994, Martin et al. 1987, OAS 1973, Popenoe 1924, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Passiflora umbilic<strong>at</strong>a (Griseb.) Harms<br />

FAMILY: Passifloraceae (passionflower)<br />

SPANISH: enredadera del cerro, flor de la pasión, granadillo,<br />

granado, lockosti<br />

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

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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