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

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
ENGLISH: longleaf pine, pitch pine
USES/NOTES: The towering (to 40 meters) and beautiful longleaf pine
was once a dominant feature of the landscape in the Southeast and
has been an important source of lumber, pulp, and turpentine.
Protein-rich seeds (over 25% protein) are eaten raw or roasted,
needles can be made into tea, and the inner bark (cambium) can be
used as an emergency flour source.
NATURAL RANGE: Virginia to Florida and Texas
REFERENCES: Mabberley 1987, Nelson 1994, Short and Epps 1976,
Stamps and Satterthwaite 1994
Pinus pinceana L.
FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)
SPANISH: piñón
USES/NOTES: Edible seeds are gathered and sold in local markets.
NATURAL RANGE: Mexico
REFERENCES: Bailey and Hawksworth 1988, Lanner 1981, Styles 1993
Pinus pinea L.
FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)
ENGLISH: Italian stone pine, pignon, stone pine, umbrella pine
SPANISH: piñón
USES/NOTES: Seeds are edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Mediterranean region
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Mabberley 1987
Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson & C. Lawson [syn. P. scopulorum
(Engelm.) Lemmon]
FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)
ENGLISH: ponderosa pine
SPANISH: pino amarillo occidental, pino ponderosa
USES/NOTES: Seeds and cambium have been eaten by Native Americans
of the southwestern U.S.
NATURAL RANGE: Western U.S. and northern Mexico
REFERENCES: Castetter and Opler 1936, FNAEC 1993, MBG n.d.
Pinus quadrifolia Parl. ex Sudw. [syn. P. parryana Engelm.]
FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)
ENGLISH: four-leaved nut pine, Parry pine, Parry piyon
SPANISH: pino piñonero, piñón, Sierra Juárez piñon
USES/NOTES: Oily seeds of this now rare pine were once an important
food for Amerindians of Baja California.
NATURAL RANGE: California/Baja California border area
REFERENCES: Elias 1987, Facciola 1990, FNAEC 1993, Munz 1974,
Peattie 1950, Yanovsky 1936
Pinus sabiniana Douglas ex Douglas
FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)
ENGLISH: digger pine, gray pine
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