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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Coastal Brazil from Piauí to Rio Grande do Sul,<br />

Uruguay, Paraguay, and nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina<br />

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

Pouteria glauca Penn.<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

SPANISH: caimito, caimito de mono<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Ecuador and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Pennington 1990<br />

Pouteria glomer<strong>at</strong>a (Miq.) Radlk. subsp. glomer<strong>at</strong>a<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

PORTUGUESE: abiorana, abiorana-do-igapó, abiu, abiu-f<strong>of</strong>o, abiurana,<br />

abiurana-de-igapó, abiurana-de-várzea, abiurana-roxa, coquiranagogo,<br />

maca-de-agua<br />

SPANISH: abio, boquetero, chicosapote, chupon, cojón de verraco, m<strong>at</strong>a<br />

m<strong>at</strong>a caspi, níspero de montaña, pan de la vida, socovite, temare,<br />

tilapo, zapote, zapote prieto, zapotillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Large fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico, Central America, tropical South America to<br />

Paraguay and nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Pouteria glomer<strong>at</strong>a (Miq.) Radlk. subsp. stylosa (Pierre) Penn.<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

SPANISH: guayabito, níspero mono<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, to eastern<br />

Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990<br />

Pouteria gomphiifolia (Mart.) Radlk.<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

PORTUGUESE: abiurana de baixo, abiurana do igapó, abiurana estreita,<br />

abiurana maparajuba, massaranduba<br />

SPANISH: caimitillo, quinilla blanca del bajo, quinilla amarilla,<br />

temarito, temarito rebalsero, temarote rebalsero<br />

USES/NOTES: Ripe fruit is said to be edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Pennington 1990, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Pouteria gongrijpii Eyma [syn. Franchetella gongrijpii (Eyma)<br />

Aubrév.]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

GUIANAS: akoinsiba, aprahoedoe, bal<strong>at</strong>a poirier, kokeritje balli,<br />

niamboka, pepe boiti, zolive<br />

PORTUGUESE: abiu<br />

SPANISH: quinilla blanca<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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