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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 />

PORTUGUESE: algarroba, prosópis<br />

SPANISH: algarroba, algarrobo, bayahonda, cují negro<br />

USES/NOTES: Sweet pods, once an important food source for indians <strong>of</strong><br />

Peru, Chile and Argentina, may be used in flour, beverages, and<br />

syrup. Possibly conspecific with P. chilensis (Molina) Stuntz.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: uncertain, Piura Desert <strong>of</strong> Peru and perhaps beyond, or<br />

Neotropics in general<br />

REFERENCES: Habit and Saavedra 1988<br />

Prosopis laevig<strong>at</strong>a (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) M. Johnston [syn. P.<br />

dulcis Kunth]<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

ENGLISH: mesquite<br />

SPANISH: mesquite<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is a snack food.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: South Texas and Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Bailey Hortorium 1976, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Prosopis nigra (Griseb.) Hieron.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

PORTUGUESE: algaroba<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible and used to make an alcoholic beverage in<br />

Argentina.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina<br />

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

Prosopis pallida (Willd.) Kunth<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

ENGLISH: mesquite<br />

PORTUGUESE: algaroba<br />

SPANISH: bayahonda, mesquite<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pod is e<strong>at</strong>en and is <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> a sweet syrup used<br />

in drinks.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: South America, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in Hawaii<br />

REFERENCES: Cronk and Fuller 1995, Mabberley 1987<br />

Prosopis pubescens Benth.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

ENGLISH: screw bean, screw bean mesquite, tornillo<br />

SPANISH: tornillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Pods are boiled to produce syrup, ground into meal, and<br />

fermented into an alcoholic beverage. Flowers are also edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Harrington 1967, Kirk 1970, Tull<br />

1978, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Prosopis tamarugo Phil.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pods are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Chile<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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