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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: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: mountain guava, spice guava<br />

SPANISH: almendrón de las Antillas<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit tastes somewh<strong>at</strong> like a mango (Mangifera indica).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Jamaica, perhaps to o<strong>the</strong>r West Indian Islands<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Smith et al. 1992<br />

Psidium multiflorum Cambess.<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

PORTUGUESE: guabiroba-dos-gerais<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Angely 1970, Backes 1971, Martin et al. 1987, Smith et al.<br />

1992<br />

Psidium oerstedeanum O. Berg<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

SPANISH: arrayán<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico and Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Breedlove 1986, Martin et al. 1987, Molina 1975, Standley<br />

1937a<br />

Psidium sartorianum (O. Berg) Niedenzu [syn. P. microphyllum<br />

Britton, Calyptropsidium sartorianum (O. Berg) Krug & Urban ex<br />

Urban, Mitran<strong>the</strong>s sartoriana O. Berg]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: guava, Puerto Rican guava<br />

SPANISH: arrayán, arrayón, guayaba, guayabillo, guayabita arrayán,<br />

guayabito del Perú, pichiché<br />

USES/NOTES: Bitter-sweet, spicey fruits occasionally are e<strong>at</strong>en,<br />

usually preserved. Dried fruits are made into a refreshing<br />

beverage.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Alain 1953, Hoyas 1989, Lott 1993, Martin et al. 1987,<br />

McVaugh 1969, Smith et al. 1992, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC. [also P. palustris Desv.]<br />

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

ENGLISH: asparagus pea, dambala, dragon bean, four-angled bean, fourcornered<br />

bean, Goa bean, Manila bean, prince’s pea, princess pea,<br />

winged bean, winged pea<br />

PORTUGUESE: fava-de-cavalho, feijão-de-asa<br />

SPANISH: dólico de Goa, habichuela alada<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves, flowers, pods, seeds, and tubers are edible,<br />

though grown mainly for <strong>the</strong> imm<strong>at</strong>ure pods, e<strong>at</strong>en as a fresh<br />

vegetable. Described by Wilson as a "one-species supermarket," with<br />

much potential for expansion as a food plant according to some<br />

authors (N<strong>at</strong>ional Academy <strong>of</strong> Sciences), though <strong>of</strong> limited appeal<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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