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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 />

Pradosia surinamensis (Eyma) Penn. [syn. Pouteria surinamensis Eyma]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: widieko<br />

PORTUGUESE: xixiro<br />

SPANISH: chupón, g<strong>at</strong>eado, yorón<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, and nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Amazonian Brazil<br />

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

Prestoea acumin<strong>at</strong>a (Willd.) H.E. Moore<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

SPANISH: cuaste, guimague, manaca, mandari panga, maquenque, palma de<br />

ramos, palma justa, palma ramosilla, palmicho, palmito, palmito<br />

dulce, puma chincha, sada, sisagua, tintuk<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit and heart <strong>of</strong> this multi-stemmed palm are e<strong>at</strong>en,<br />

seeds are used for blowgun projectiles, and leaves are used for<br />

th<strong>at</strong>ch.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Antilles, Central America, and <strong>the</strong> Andes from Venezuela<br />

and Colombia to nor<strong>the</strong>rn Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Grayum 2003b, Henderson et al. 1995, MBG n.d., Pedersen<br />

and Skov 2001, Young and León 1990<br />

Prestoea acumin<strong>at</strong>a (Willd.) H.E. Moore var. montana (Graham)<br />

Henderson & Galeano [syn. P. montana (Graham) G. Nicholson]<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

ENGLISH: mountain cabbage, mountain cabbage palm, sierra palm,<br />

sierran palm<br />

SPANISH: manacla, palma de ramos, palma de sierra, palma manacla,<br />

palmito<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit and heart <strong>of</strong> this single-stemmed palm are e<strong>at</strong>en. The<br />

fruit is also an important food source for <strong>the</strong> endangered Puerto<br />

Rican parrot. This variety along with P. acumin<strong>at</strong>a have been<br />

tre<strong>at</strong>ed as a single species. It is important to note, however, th<strong>at</strong><br />

multi-stemmed forms can be better sustained for <strong>the</strong> commercial<br />

production <strong>of</strong> palm hearts. Fruit is also an important food source<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Puerto Rican Amazon parrot.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Antilles<br />

REFERENCES: Grayum 2003b, Henderson et al. 1995, MBG n.d., Pedersen<br />

and Skov 2001, Young and León 1990<br />

Prestoea schultzeana (Burret) H.E. Moore [syn. Euterpe schultzeana<br />

Burret]<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

PORTUGUESE: açaizinha<br />

SPANISH: chincha, palma de pantona, palma ramosilla, palmito, tintuk<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit and heart are e<strong>at</strong>en, seeds are used for blowgun<br />

projectiles, and leaves are used for th<strong>at</strong>ch.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia/Andean ecotone <strong>of</strong> Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru,<br />

and into Acre, Brazil<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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