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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 />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: amarelle cherry, cherry, morello cherry, pie cherry, sour<br />

cherry<br />

PORTUGUESE: cereja, cereja-da-Europa, gingeira<br />

SPANISH: cereza, cerezo, cerezo ácido, guinda, guindo<br />

USES/NOTES: More than 50 varieties are cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for <strong>the</strong>ir highly<br />

esteemed fruits, e<strong>at</strong>en fresh, preserved, or in pies. The principal<br />

cherry <strong>of</strong> commerce.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central and sou<strong>the</strong>rn Europe to western Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Duke and Vásquez 1994, IBGE 1980,<br />

Leung 1961, Mabberley 1987, OAS 1973, Sturtevant 1972, Usher 1974<br />

Prunus domestica L. [probably derived from P. cerasifera and P.<br />

spinosa]<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: black plum, damson plum, European plum, plum, prune (when<br />

dried)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ameixa<br />

SPANISH: bruno, bruño, ciruela, ciruelo, ciruelo europeo, ciruelero,<br />

pasa (when dried)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are consumed out <strong>of</strong> hand, dried (as prunes),<br />

preserved, in confections, as juice, or made into alcoholic<br />

beverages. In Eastern Europe fruits are fermented and distilled<br />

into liqueurs such as slivovitz. Flowers are edible and made into<br />

tea. Hundreds <strong>of</strong> named cultivars and perhaps over a 1,000 cultivars<br />

in all exist. Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Lower Danube, Iran, Armenia, and <strong>the</strong> Caucuses<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Facciola 1990, Sauer 1993, Schneider<br />

1987, Schwanitz 1966, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Usher 1974<br />

Prunus dulcis (Miller) D. Webb [syn. P. amygdalus B<strong>at</strong>sch, Amygdalus<br />

dulcis Miller]<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: almond<br />

PORTUGUESE: amêndoa<br />

SPANISH: almendra, almendro, moca, palo de burro, pilón<br />

USES/NOTES: Highly esteemed, edible nut is <strong>the</strong> almond <strong>of</strong> commerce and<br />

<strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> a flavoring agent.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Probably western Asia to sou<strong>the</strong>astern Europe<br />

REFERENCES: Guia Rural n.d., Kartesz 1994, Mabberley 1987, OAS 1973,<br />

Sauer 1993, Schneider 1987, Woodro<strong>of</strong> 1979<br />

Prunus genicul<strong>at</strong>a R.M. Harper<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: scrub plum<br />

USES/NOTES: Pinkish to dark red fruits are edible. Plant is much like<br />

a diminutive chickasaw plum (P. angustifolia).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Taylor 1998<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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