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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 />

USES/NOTES: Buttery, coconut-tasting fruit <strong>of</strong> this huge tree is<br />

used like, and resembles <strong>the</strong> common avocado (P. americana var.<br />

americana), though it is more slender and contains more tough<br />

fibers. Avocados are considered to be a healthy source <strong>of</strong><br />

vegetable f<strong>at</strong>s.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico to Panama, perhaps first cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

near Orizaba, Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Balick et al. 2000, Bourke et al. 1987, Burger and<br />

Werff 1990, Martin et al. 1987, Morton 1987a, OAS 1973, Popenoe<br />

1952, Smith et al. 1992<br />

Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: bitterbur, sweet coltsfoot<br />

USES/NOTES: N<strong>at</strong>ive Americans in Alaska <strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong> leaves.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America, n<strong>at</strong>uralized elsewhere<br />

REFERENCES: Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Petasites palm<strong>at</strong>us (Aiton) A. Gray<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: palm<strong>at</strong>e bitterbur, sweet coltsfoot<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves and flowers are edible, and <strong>the</strong> plant is burned<br />

for a salt source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Fernald 1950, Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Petroselinum crispum (Miller) Nyman ex A.W. Hill [syn. P. hortense<br />

H<strong>of</strong>fm. nomen nudum, P. s<strong>at</strong>ivum L., Apium petroselinum L.]<br />

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

ENGLISH: garden parsley, parsley<br />

PORTUGUESE: salsa, salsa-das-hortas, salsa-de-cheiro, salsinha<br />

SPANISH: perejil<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used as a garnish, a condiment, and a<br />

medicinal, oil is used as a condiment and a medicinal, and fruits<br />

are used as a medicinal. Roots <strong>of</strong> some varieties are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern Mediterranean region<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Guia Rural n.d., Guia Rural<br />

1990, Omawale 1973, Sanecki 1974, Schneider 1987, Usher 1974<br />

Peumus boldus Molina [syn. Boldoa fragrans Lindley]<br />

FAMILY: Monimiaceae (monimia)<br />

ENGLISH: boldo<br />

PORTUGUESE: aluma, boldo, boldo-baiano, boldo-do-Chile, boldojaponês<br />

SPANISH: boldo<br />

USES/NOTES: Drupes are edible, though rarely e<strong>at</strong>en, and leaves are<br />

brewed for tea to aid in digestion. Primarily medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Chile and Peru<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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