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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 />

REFERENCES: Breedlove 1986, Martin et al. 1987, Molina 1975, Smith et<br />

al. 1992, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Annona sericea Dunal<br />

FAMILY: Annonaceae (custard-apple)<br />

ENGLISH: wild soursop<br />

PORTUGUESE: <strong>at</strong>a-brava<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is e<strong>at</strong>en in Guyana and by <strong>the</strong> Ka’apor <strong>of</strong><br />

Brazil.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela and <strong>the</strong> Guianas to eastern Amazonian<br />

Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Johnston and Colquhoun 1996, Steyermark et al.<br />

1995<br />

Annona spraguei Saff.<br />

FAMILY: Annonaceae (custard-apple)<br />

ENGLISH: custard apple<br />

SPANISH: chikiqwa, chirimoya, negrito, nonita de mono, toreta, tub<br />

galet<br />

USES/NOTES: Small fruit contains desirable, sweet pulp.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Condit and Pérez n.d., MBG n.d.<br />

Annona squamosa L. [syn. A. cinera Dunal]<br />

FAMILY: Annonaceae (custard-apple)<br />

ENGLISH: annona, custard apple, sugar apple, sweetsop<br />

PORTUGUESE: <strong>at</strong>a, fruta-do-conde, fruta-do-conde-anon, pinha<br />

SPANISH: anón, anón morado, anona, anona blanca, <strong>at</strong>á, <strong>at</strong>é, cachimán,<br />

chirimoya, manzana canella, riñón, saramullo, saramuyo<br />

USES/NOTES: Highly esteemed, sweet fruits are consumed fresh, as<br />

juice, in ice cream, or in desserts. Roots and leaves are medicinal<br />

and are burned to repel insects. The <strong>at</strong>emoya, a hybrid <strong>of</strong> A.<br />

cherimola and A. squamosa, developed in Florida, combines <strong>the</strong> cold<br />

hardiness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cherimoya (A. cherimola) with <strong>the</strong> flavor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

sugar apple (A. squamosa).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Antilles, now widespread in <strong>the</strong> Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Campbell 1984, Cavalcante 1991, Duke 1986, FNAEC 1997,<br />

Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), León 1987, OAS 1973,<br />

Omawale 1973, Popenoe 1974, Vásquez and Gentry 1989<br />

Annona testudinea Saff.<br />

FAMILY: Annonaceae (custard-apple)<br />

SPANISH: anona del monte<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Anoda crist<strong>at</strong>a (L.) Schlecht.<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow)<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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