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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 />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible. Pennington describes <strong>the</strong> range <strong>of</strong> P.<br />

gongrijpii as excluding Peru, yet Pinedo-Vásquez et al. identify<br />

<strong>the</strong> plant as occurring <strong>the</strong>re. Pinedo-Vásquez et al. use <strong>the</strong> common<br />

name quinilla blanca, which is used for o<strong>the</strong>r Sapotaceae species.<br />

Without fur<strong>the</strong>r investig<strong>at</strong>ion, it is difficult to say whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong><br />

quinilla blanca described by Pinedo-Vásquez et al. is P. gongrijpii<br />

or not.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela and Surinam into Amazonian Brazil<br />

and possibly Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990, Pinedo-Vásquez et al. 1992<br />

Pouteria grandiflora (A. DC.) Baehni<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

PORTUGUESE: bapeba, bapeba preta, oisi-toroba, talo fino<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Coastal Brazil from Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990<br />

Pouteria guianensis Aublet [syn. P. tovarensis Klotzsch & Karsten ex<br />

Engl., Lucuma huallagae Standley ex L.O. Williams]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: asepoko, asipoko, kamahora<br />

FRENCH: zolive<br />

PORTUGUESE: abiu, abiurana, abiurana abiu, abiurana casca fina,<br />

abiurana gigante, abiurana sabia, caoquirana caranazal, gutta<br />

percha<br />

SPANISH: bal<strong>at</strong>a, bayastillo, caimito, caimito morado, caimitillo,<br />

carrizalero, huangana caspi, juan colorado, mamurillo, níspero de<br />

monte, purvio amarillo, quinilla blanca, uchpa quinilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Edible fruit is similar to P. caimito.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian and north coastal Brazil, Amazonian Peru, <strong>the</strong><br />

Guianas, and Trinidad<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Johnston and Colquhoun 1996, Martin<br />

et al. 1987, Pennington 1990, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Pouteria hispida Eyma<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: kamahora<br />

PORTUGUESE: abiurana, abiurana braba, abiurana caramuri<br />

SPANISH: caimito amarillo, caimito negro<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Venezuela and <strong>the</strong> Guianas through Amazonian Brazil to<br />

Amazonian Peru and Bolivia, and sou<strong>the</strong>astern Costa Rica<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990, Rankin de Mérona et al. 1992, Steyermark<br />

et al. 1995<br />

Pouteria hypoglauca (Standley) Baehni<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

SPANISH: pan de la vida, zapote blanco, zocohuite<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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