Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
USES/NOTES: Yellowish fruit is edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
REFERENCES: MBG n.d., Pinedo-Vásquez et al. 1992, Renner et al. 1990
Quassia amara L. [syn. Q. simarouba L.f., Simarouba amara Aublet,
Simarouba glauca DC., Zwingera amara (Aublet) Willd.]
FAMILY: Simaroubaceae (quassia)
ENGLISH: bitter damson, bitterwood, dysentery bark, paradise tree,
quassia wood, simarouba, stave wood, Surinam quassia
FRENCH: bois amer, bois blanc, bois frene, bois negresse, simaba
PORTUGUESE: caixeta, cajú-rana, marubá, marupá, marupá-preto,
pitomba, quassia, simarouba, tamanqueira
SPANISH: aceituna, aceituno, amargo, cedro blanco, chiriguana,
cuassia, daguilla, gavilán, hombre grande, Juan Primero,
jucumico, kininu, malacacheta, marupa, negrito, palo amargo, palo
blanco, palo huaco, quassia, quina de Cayena, robleceillo
USES/NOTES: Bark is a source of a bitter flavoring used in beverages
as a substitute for quinine (Cinchona spp.). Root bark is
medicinal. Fruit pulp reportadly is edible and seeds contain an oil
used in bitters. Extracts have been used effectively to treat
dysentery and other ailments.
NATURAL RANGE: coastal hammocks of central and southern Florida, the
Bahamas, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and tropical
South America
REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Balick et al. 1996, Bourke et al. 1987,
Facciola 1990, Lakela and Wunderlin 1980, Mabberley 1987, Martin et
al. 1987, Nelson 1994, OAS 1973, Rankin de Mérona et al. 1992, Rehm
and Espig 1991, Silva et al. 1977, Taylor 2002, UFA/NYBG n.d.
Quercus agrifolia Née
FAMILY: Fagaceae (beech or oak)
ENGLISH: California field oak, California live oak, coast live oak
USES/NOTES: Acorns have been eaten in breads and soups after leaching
to remove bitter tannins.
NATURAL RANGE: Coastal California into northern Baja California
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Clarke 1977, Facciola 1990, FNAEC
1997, Yanovsky 1936
Quercus alba L.
FAMILY: Fagaceae (beech or oak)
ENGLISH: eastern white oak, white oak
SPANISH: encino, roble blanco de América
USES/NOTES: Nutritious acorns are of the sweeter white oak group, and
have been used as a food source, generally dried, leached, then
mashed for use in soups and breads. Oak wood from various species
have been used for barrels to age other beverages and in barbeques
to cook other foods. In both cases, oak flavor is imparted on the
other foods.
NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America from southeastern Canada to
northern Florida and eastern Texas
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