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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: Nor<strong>the</strong>rnwester Andean Argentina to Cochabamba,<br />

Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Deginani 2001, Foster 1958, Vanderplank 1996<br />

Passiflora vespertilio L.<br />

FAMILY: Passifloraceae (passionflower)<br />

SPANISH: cheshteya, granadilla, yacu granadillo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Ecuador, perhaps elswhere in Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Holm-Nielsen et al. 1988<br />

Passiflora vitifolia Kunth<br />

FAMILY: Passifloraceae (passionflower)<br />

ENGLISH: grape-leaved passionfruit<br />

SPANISH: chulupo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Central America to Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Holm-Nielsen et al. 1988, Martin and Nakasone 1970,<br />

Martin et al. 1987<br />

Pastinaca s<strong>at</strong>iva L.<br />

FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (Carrot)<br />

ENGLISH: parsnip<br />

PORTUGUESE: cenoura branca, cherivia, pastinaga<br />

SPANISH: cañota, chirivía, pastinaca<br />

USES/NOTES: Cold-hardy, white roots, similiar in appearance to<br />

common carrotts (Daucus carota var. s<strong>at</strong>ivus), are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Usher 1974, Yamaguchi 1983, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968<br />

P<strong>at</strong>inoa almirajo Cu<strong>at</strong>rec.<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow), previously Bombacaceae (silk-cotton)<br />

SPANISH: almirajó<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds and fleshy arils are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South America, perhaps Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Paullinia al<strong>at</strong>a (Ruiz & Pavón) G. Don<br />

FAMILY: Sapindaceae (soapberry or soapwort)<br />

PORTUGUESE: m<strong>at</strong>a-fome<br />

SPANISH: <strong>at</strong>sa dheve, barbasco negro, chanchák, pangki naek<br />

USES/NOTES: Reddish fruit’s white aril is edible, though <strong>the</strong> vine<br />

has wider medicinal applic<strong>at</strong>ions and is <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> a fish<br />

poison.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Bolivia through western Amazonian Brazil,<br />

Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia to sou<strong>the</strong>astern Nicaragua<br />

REFERENCES: MBG n.d., UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Paullinia cupana Kunth [includes P. sorbilis Mart.]<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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