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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 />

SPANISH: caimitillo, purguillo felix, taymarito, temare<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia, sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela, Guyana, and Amazonian<br />

Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Pennington 1990<br />

Pouteria cuspid<strong>at</strong>a (A. DC.) Baehni subsp. robusta (Mart. & Eichler)<br />

Penn.<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

PORTUGUESE: abiurana, cabecudo, maparajuba<br />

SPANISH: caimitillo, caimito, níspero, temare, yuquito<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam, French Guiana,<br />

and Amazonian Peru and Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Pennington 1990<br />

Pouteria dominigensis (Gaertner f.) Baehni subsp. dominigensis [syn.<br />

Lucuma serpentaria Kunth]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

SPANISH: jocuma, sapote culebra, sapotillo, siguapa, yema de huevo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, and South Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Pennington 1990<br />

Pouteria durlandii (Standley) Baehni subsp. durlandii<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: asipokoballi, mammey cedera, mammey cederia, plantain stick<br />

SPANISH: caimito blanco, cosahuico, lucumito, zapotilla hoja ancha,<br />

zapotillo, zapotillo blanco<br />

USES/NOTES: Smooth, 2.5 cm long fruit is sweet.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Atlantic Mexico and Central America, Colombia,<br />

Venezuela, Guyana, sou<strong>the</strong>astern Brazil, Amazonian Peru and Bolivia,<br />

and possibly Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990, Mutchnick and McCarthy 1997, Salick 1992<br />

Pouteria egregia Sandw.<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: kokeritiballi<br />

PORTUGUESE: cururu<br />

SPANISH: purguillo, purguillo amaraillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Succulent, sweet fruits are <strong>of</strong> good quality.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Pará, Brazil, <strong>the</strong> Guianas, sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela, and<br />

Amazonian Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990<br />

Pouteria elegans (A. DC.) Baehni [syn. Neoxy<strong>the</strong>ce elegans (A. DC.)<br />

Aubrév.]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

PORTUGUESE: abiurana, cajurana, caramuri, guajará, jaraí, lacrão,<br />

maparajuba, massarandubinha<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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