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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 />

ENGLISH: Barbados gooseberry, downy groundcherry, ground berry,<br />

ground cherry, ground cherry tom<strong>at</strong>o, ground tom<strong>at</strong>o, husk tom<strong>at</strong>o,<br />

strawberry tom<strong>at</strong>o<br />

PORTUGUESE: balãosinho, b<strong>at</strong>e-testa, camapu, joá-de-capote, pimentacamapu<br />

SPANISH: bolsa mullaca, bolsa mullaca blanca, capulí, miltom<strong>at</strong>e,<br />

mullaca, muyaca, tom<strong>at</strong>e de campo, tópiro, uvilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are used in sauces and preserves.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Facciola 1990, IBGE 1980, Leung<br />

1961, Martin et al. 1987, Padoch and de Jong 1991, Usher 1974,<br />

von Reis Altschul 1973, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Physalis virginiana Miller<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: Virginia ground-cherry<br />

SPANISH: tom<strong>at</strong>illo del monte<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is a snack food.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Canada to Florida, through Mexico, and<br />

perhaps beyond<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Peterson 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Physalis viscosa L.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: gooseberry, ground cherry, sand cherry, sticky cape,<br />

sticky ground-cherry<br />

PORTUGUESE: camapu<br />

SPANISH: tom<strong>at</strong>illo del monte<br />

USES/NOTES: Yellow fruit is edible. Taylor considers P. walteri and<br />

P. viscosa as conspecific.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in North America<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Facciola 1990, IBGE 1980, Morton 1976a,<br />

Taylor 1998, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Wunderlin 1998<br />

Physalis walteri Nutt.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: ground cherry, sand cherry<br />

USES/NOTES: Yellow fruit is edible. Taylor considers P. walteri and<br />

P. viscosa as conspecific.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Gleason and Cronquist 1991, Taylor 1998, Wunderlin 1998<br />

Phytelephas aequ<strong>at</strong>orialis Spruce [also P. macrocarpa Ruiz & Pavón,<br />

P. seemanni (Cook) Seemann, and P. tumacana Cook]<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: common ivory palm, ivory nut palm, ivory nuts, ivory palm,<br />

tagua, tagua nut palm, tagua palm, vegetable ivory, vegetable<br />

marble<br />

PORTUGUESE: garinha, jarina, marfim-vegetal<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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