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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: argentine, cinquefoil, five-finger grass, five-leaf grass,<br />

goose grass, goose tansy, moor grass, silverweed, silverweed<br />

cinquefoil<br />

PORTUGUESE: ansarinha<br />

USES/NOTES: Rhizomes may be e<strong>at</strong>en raw, boiled, fried, or roasted, and<br />

are said to taste like like ei<strong>the</strong>r parsnips (Pastinaca s<strong>at</strong>iva) or<br />

sweet pot<strong>at</strong>oes (Ipomoea b<strong>at</strong><strong>at</strong>as). Roots also are e<strong>at</strong>en candied and<br />

leaves are made into tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North temper<strong>at</strong>e regions<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Gibbons and Tucker<br />

1979, Harrington 1967, Harris 1972, Mabberley 1987, Peterson 1977,<br />

Yanovsky 1936<br />

Potentilla erecta (L.) Raüsch.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: tormentil<br />

PORTUGUESE: potentila<br />

USES/NOTES: Rhizomes have been used like tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia, introduced in <strong>the</strong> Americas<br />

REFERENCES: Fernald 1950, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Potentilla glandulosa Lindley<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: cinquefoil<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves were boiled to make a drink by Amerindians on <strong>the</strong><br />

west coast <strong>of</strong> North America.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Poulsenia arm<strong>at</strong>a (Miq.) Standley<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

PORTUGUESE: chanchama<br />

SPANISH: cocuá, corocho, tachiore<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible. Bark fibers are used for cloth.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador,<br />

Peru, Bolivia, and western Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Breedlove 1986, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Martin et al.<br />

1987, Renner et al. 1990, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Poupartia amazonica Ducke [syn. Antrocaryon amazonicum (Ducke) B.L.<br />

Burtt and A.W. Hill]<br />

FAMILY: Anacardiaceae (cashew or poison ivy)<br />

PORTUGUESE: cedro-branco, cedrorana, fruta-de-cedro, jacaicá,<br />

taperebá-açu, taperebá-cedro, yacá-yacá<br />

USES/NOTES: Juicy mesocarp <strong>of</strong> this huge tree’s yellow-skinned fruit is<br />

edible, typically used in refreshing beverages.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Martin et al. 1987,<br />

Silva et al. 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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