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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: Used as a spice by roasting o<strong>the</strong>r foods, such as maize,<br />

wrapped in <strong>the</strong> leaves.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia and Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Duke 1972, Facciola 1990, Mabberley 1987<br />

Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Sprengel [syn. Coleus amboinicus<br />

Lour., C. arom<strong>at</strong>icus Benth., C. carnosus Hassk. nomen illegit.]<br />

FAMILY: Labi<strong>at</strong>ae or Lamiaceae (mint)<br />

ENGLISH: adjeran, coarse-leaf thyme, coleus, country borage, Cuban<br />

oregano, daoon ajenton, five seasons herb, Spanish thyme<br />

PORTUGUESE: cóleo, tapete-de-oxalá<br />

SPANISH: orégano brujo, orégano de castillo, orégano de España,<br />

orégano extranjero, orégano orejón<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves and young stems <strong>of</strong> this cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed herb are used to<br />

season me<strong>at</strong> or make tea. Various leaf decoctions are used to wash<br />

clo<strong>the</strong>s and hair or tre<strong>at</strong> bronchitis and asthma.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Malaya or Indonesia, cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed and n<strong>at</strong>uralized in <strong>the</strong><br />

neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Bh<strong>at</strong> 1994, Facciola 1990, Houaiss 1982, Leung 1961, MBG<br />

n.d., Morton 1976a, Omawale 1973, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Usher 1974, Voeks<br />

1997<br />

Plukenetia volubilis L.<br />

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)<br />

ENGLISH: Inca peanut, mountain peanut, sacha peanut<br />

PORTUGUESE: amendoim-de-Inka, falso-amendoim, ticazo, ticazo-cipóda-Colômbia<br />

SPANISH: amuio, maní del monte, maní estrella, sacha inche, sacha<br />

inchi, sacha yuchi, supua<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en roasted like peanuts (Arachis hypogaea)<br />

and are <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> an edible quality oil considered to have<br />

commercial promise. Leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Lesser Antilles, sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa<br />

Rica, Panama, Amazonian Colombia to Bolivia, Amazonian Brazil,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Guianas, and sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela<br />

REFERENCES: Dodson and Gentry 1978, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Hokche<br />

et al. 2008, Foster 1958, Funk et al. 2007, Krivankova et al.<br />

2007, Mabberley 1987, MBG n.d., Peréz et al. 2005, Sa<strong>the</strong> et al.<br />

2002, Soukup 1970, Vásquez and Gentry 1989, Webster and Huft 1988<br />

Plumeria rubra L.<br />

FAMILY: Apocynaceae (dogbane)<br />

ENGLISH: frangipani, pagoda tree, temple flower, temple tree<br />

PORTUGUESE: jasmim-manga<br />

SPANISH: franchipán, frangipán, flor de mayo<br />

USES/NOTES: Flowers are edible and used for tea. Also medicinal and<br />

ceremonial to Buddhists.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropical mainland<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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