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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 />

1987a, Posey 1984, Schultes 1977b, Silva et al. 1977, Soukup 1970,<br />

Vásquez and Gentry 1989<br />

Pourouma guianensis Aublet subsp. guianensis<br />

FAMILY: Cecropiaceae (cecropia or tree grape), previously Moraceae<br />

(mulberry)<br />

ENGLISH: buruma, sandpaper<br />

PORTUGUESE: amap<strong>at</strong>i, embaúba-da-m<strong>at</strong>a, embaúba-lixa, imbaúba-torém,<br />

imbaúbarana, itararanga, lixa-do-m<strong>at</strong>o, map<strong>at</strong>i, pau-de-jacu, sucuba,<br />

tararanga-branca, torém-folha-de-lixa<br />

SPANISH: amía-yek, chaparro de agua, papaquillo, papaya del monte,<br />

sacha ubilla, uvilla, uvilla blanca, shuiyá, tacona bacalau<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Humid tropical South America from Venezuela to Brazil<br />

and Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Balée and Gély 1989, Berg et al. 1990, Duke and Vásquez<br />

1994, IBGE 1980, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Pourouma herrerensis C. Berg<br />

FAMILY: Cecropiaceae (cecropia or tree grape), previously Moraceae<br />

(mulberry)<br />

SPANISH: sacha ubilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Berg et al. 1990, Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Pourouma minor Benoist<br />

FAMILY: Cecropiaceae (cecropia or tree grape), previously Moraceae<br />

(mulberry)<br />

PORTUGUESE: torém, torém-abac<strong>at</strong>e<br />

SPANISH: majagua, sacha ubilla, shuvija, uvilla, uva silvestre<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia to Nicaragua<br />

REFERENCES: Berg et al. 1990, Duke and Vásquez 1994, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Pourouma mollis Trécul subsp. mollis<br />

FAMILY: Cecropiaceae (cecropia or tree grape), previously Moraceae<br />

(mulberry)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ama’yrary, imbaúba, imbaúbarana-vermelha, map<strong>at</strong>irana, saouro,<br />

tararanga, tararanga-vermelha, uva-de-macaco<br />

SURINAMESE: boroma<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Guianas and tropical Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Balée and Gély 1989, Berg et al. 1990<br />

Pourouma tomentosa Miq. subsp. tomentosa<br />

FAMILY: Cecropiaceae (cecropia or tree grape), previously Moraceae<br />

(mulberry)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ambaúba-do-vinho, imbaúba-do-vinho<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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