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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 />

et al. 1977, Soukup 1970, Vásquez and Gentry 1989, von Reis<br />

Altschul 1973, von Reis Altschul and Lipp 1982<br />

Porcelia nitidifolia Ruiz & Pavón<br />

FAMILY: Annonaceae (custard-apple)<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Bolivia and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Porcelia ponderosa (Rusby) Rusby [syn. P. saffordiana Rusby]<br />

FAMILY: Annonaceae (custard-apple)<br />

PORTUGUESE: <strong>at</strong>a-amarela, <strong>at</strong>a-brava, manga-de-anta<br />

USES/NOTES: Large fruits, sometimes reaching 30 kilograms, are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Bolivia, Peru, and adjacent Brazil (st<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Acre)<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Martin et al. 1987, Mabberley<br />

1987, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Porophyllum ruderale var. macrocepholum (DC.) Cronq. [syn. P.<br />

ruderale subsp. macrocepholum (DC.) R.R. Johnson]<br />

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

SPANISH: mithith, papaloquelite<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaf is e<strong>at</strong>en with tortillas and sold in local markets <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> San Andrés Tuxtlas region <strong>of</strong> Mexico.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Arizona through Mexico, Central America, and tropical<br />

South America<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Ibarra-Manríquez et al. 1997<br />

Portulaca oleracea L. [syn. P. retusa Engelm.]<br />

FAMILY: Portulacaceae (purslane)<br />

ENGLISH: common purslane, hog bhajee, purslane, pursley, pussley,<br />

verdolagas<br />

PORTUGUESE: beldroega, beldroega-da-horta, beldroega-pequena,<br />

beldroega-vermelha, berdolaga, berdorrega, berduega, bredo-deporco,<br />

caaponga, ora-pro-nobis, porcelana, salgadeira, verdolaga<br />

SPANISH: llutuyuyu, verdolaga<br />

USES/NOTES: Young stems and leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en like spinach (Spinacia<br />

oleracea) and are taken medicinally, usually as tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: uncertain, perhaps Eurasia, possibly to Western North<br />

America, now cosmopolitan<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Duke 1992, Estrella 1991, Foster and<br />

Cordell 1992, Guia Rural 1990, Honychurch 1980, IBGE 1980,<br />

Mabberley 1987, Omawale 1973, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yamaguchi 1983<br />

Portulaca pilosa L.<br />

FAMILY: Portulacaceae (purslane)<br />

ENGLISH: hairy portulaca, shaggy purslane<br />

PORTUGUESE: alecrim-de-São-José, amor-crescido, beldroega, caaponga,<br />

flor-de-um-dia, perrexi<br />

SPANISH: amor de un r<strong>at</strong>o, flor de mediodía, flor de once<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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