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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: cakak-orai-yek<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Trinidad, sou<strong>the</strong>astern Venezuela, and Guyana<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990, Steyermark et al. 1995<br />

Pradosia brevipes (Pierre) Penn. [syn. Chrysophyllum soboliferum<br />

Rizzini]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

PORTUGUESE: cajueiro-de-campo, curiola-rasteria, fruto-de-t<strong>at</strong>u<br />

USES/NOTES: Small fruit’s thin layer <strong>of</strong> mucilagenous pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Goiás to Paraná, Brazil and eastern Paraguay<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990, Silva and Tassara 1996<br />

Pradosia huberi (Ducke) Ducke [syn. Glycoxylon huberi Ducke]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

PORTUGUESE: paracuúba-doce, pau-doce<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil, from Minas Gerais to Amapá, and French Guiana<br />

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

Pradosia lactescens (Vell.) Radlk. [syn. Chrysophyllum buranhem<br />

Riedel nomen nudum]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

USES/NOTES: Yellowish fruit reportedly is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil, from Paraná north to Pernambuco, perhaps beyond<br />

REFERENCES: Fouqué 1973, Pennington 1990<br />

Pradosia ptychandra (Eyma) Penn. [syn. Neopometia ptychandra (Eyma)<br />

Aubrév., Pouteria ptychandra Eyma]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

FRENCH: bal<strong>at</strong>a pommier, kimboto, kou<strong>at</strong>abobi, malobi-weti, zolive<br />

USES/NOTES: Orange fruit’s pulp is edible, described as delicious by<br />

Pennington.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: French Guiana and Surinam<br />

REFERENCES: Fouqué 1973, Pennington 1990<br />

Pradosia schomburgkiana (A. DC.) Cronq. subsp. schomburgkiana [syn.<br />

Glycoxylon inophyllum (Mart.) Ducke, Glycoxylon pedicell<strong>at</strong>um Ducke]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: cacarrowa, kakarua<br />

PORTUGUESE: ajarahy, ajaraí, casca-doce, jaraí, jaraí-da-terra-firme,<br />

miracehen, pau-doce<br />

SPANISH: chicle, guayabón, kakkayek, temariti, temarito banero,<br />

yoquito<br />

USES/NOTES: Yellow fruit’s sweet, gel<strong>at</strong>enous pulp is e<strong>at</strong>en locally.<br />

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

and Guyana<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Pennington 1990, Silva et al. 1977,<br />

Steyermark et al. 1995<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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