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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 />

Pseudolmedia macrophylla Trécul<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

PORTUGUESE: pama, pama-de-tamanho-médio<br />

SPANISH: pama morongke<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South America<br />

REFERENCES: Berg 1972, Boom 1989, Salick 1992, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Pseudolmedia oxyphyllaria F.D. Sm.<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

SPANISH: manash<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico and Belize to Costa Rica<br />

REFERENCES: Breedlove 1986, Mutchnick and McCarthy 1997<br />

Pseudolmedia rigida (Klotzsch & Karsten) Cu<strong>at</strong>rec. subsp. rigida<br />

FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)<br />

SPANISH: chimi, guaimarillo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Ecuador through nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Berg 1972, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Pseudophoenix ekmanii Burret<br />

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

SPANISH: cacheo, cacheo de Oviedo<br />

USES/NOTES: Stem’s sweet sap has been made into beverages including<br />

wine. Unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely, wine production, which included cutting <strong>the</strong><br />

tree down, has led to <strong>the</strong> palm’s demise.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Barahona Peninsula, Dominican Republic<br />

REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995<br />

Pseudophoenix vinifera (Mart.) Becc.<br />

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

ENGLISH: buccaneer palm, cherry palm, wild d<strong>at</strong>e palm<br />

FRENCH: k<strong>at</strong>ié<br />

SPANISH: cacheo<br />

USES/NOTES: Stem’s sweet sap has been made into beverages including<br />

wine. Unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely, wine production, which included cutting <strong>the</strong><br />

tree down, along with general popul<strong>at</strong>ion pressure have led to <strong>the</strong><br />

palm’s demise.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Hispaniola<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Henderson et al. 1995, Tanaka 1976, Uhl and<br />

Dransfield 1987<br />

Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Torrey) W.A. Weber & R.L. Hartman [syn.<br />

Stellaria jamesiana Torrey]<br />

FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae (carn<strong>at</strong>ion)<br />

ENGLISH: chickweed, starwort<br />

USES/NOTES: Small tubers are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Wyoming to Texas<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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