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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

REFERENCES: Harrington 1967, Kartesz 1994<br />

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco<br />

FAMILY: Pinaceae (pine)<br />

ENGLISH: Douglas fir<br />

USES/NOTES: Needles and young stems are made into tea, young shoots<br />

can be used to flavor o<strong>the</strong>r foods, and sweet sap is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Clarke 1977, Facciola 1990, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Psidium acutangulum DC. [syn. P. grandifolium Ruiz & Pavón, Britoa<br />

acida O. Berg, B. sellowiana O. Berg]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: Pará guava<br />

PORTUGUESE: araçá-do-Pará, araçá-pera, araçá-pomba, guabiroba-da-m<strong>at</strong>a,<br />

sete-casacas<br />

SPANISH: ararai, guayabilla, guayabo agrio, guayabo montañero<br />

USES/NOTES: Tart fruits are used in drinks and marmalades and rarely<br />

e<strong>at</strong>en raw.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, <strong>the</strong> Guianas, and<br />

sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Hoyas 1989, Martin<br />

et al. 1987, Morton 1987a, Smith et al. 1992, Vickers and Plowman<br />

1984<br />

Psidium albidum Cambess.<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

PORTUGUESE: araçazeiro-branco<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Brazil to nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina<br />

REFERENCES: Angely 1970, Legrand 1962, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Psidium arayan (Kunth) Burret [syn. Myrtus arayan Kunth]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

SPANISH: arrayán<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical South America<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Martin et al. 1987, McVaugh 1958<br />

Psidium c<strong>at</strong>tleianum Sabine [syn. P. chinense Hort., P. littorale<br />

Raddi]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: Calcutta guava, c<strong>at</strong>tley guava, cherry guava, Chinese guava,<br />

Chinese strawberry guava, pineapple guava, purple guava, strawberry<br />

guava, yellow strawberry guava (yellow cultivar)<br />

PORTUGUESE: araçá da praia, goiaba<br />

SPANISH: araza, cas dulce, cas guava, guayaba, guayaba fresa, guayaba<br />

japonesa, guayaba peruana, guayabo pequeño, guayaba rosada, guisaro<br />

USES/NOTES: Red, golf-ball-sized fruit is edible and <strong>the</strong> plant is<br />

ornamental. P. c<strong>at</strong>tleianum var. lucidum is a yellow variety.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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