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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: Quiinaceae (quiina)<br />

PORTUGUESE: pama<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia, sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela, and sou<strong>the</strong>rn Guiana<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Renner et al. 1990, Steyermark et al.<br />

1995<br />

Randia acule<strong>at</strong>a L.<br />

FAMILY: Rubiaceae (c<strong>of</strong>fee or madder)<br />

ENGLISH: box brier, Christmas tree, dogwood, indigoberry, ink berry,<br />

white indigoberry<br />

FRENCH: bois de lance<br />

SPANISH: agalla de costa, cambrón, corallero, cracilla, crucecilla de<br />

la costa, crucecita, cruceto, dragale, escambrón, espina cruz, Juan<br />

de la cruz, maíz tostado, maría angola, palo de cotorra, palo de<br />

cruz, papachilla, pitajoní bravo, pitajoní espinoso, tintero,<br />

tintillo, yamaguey de costa<br />

USES/NOTES: Small white drupe’s bluish pulp is edible. Once an<br />

economic dye source, now cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed primarily as a landscape<br />

specimen.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics to South Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Duke n.d., Martin et al. 1987<br />

Randia arm<strong>at</strong>a (Sw.) DC. [syn. Basanacantha arm<strong>at</strong>a (Sw.) Hook.f. nomen<br />

illegit.]<br />

FAMILY: Rubiaceae (c<strong>of</strong>fee or madder)<br />

SPANISH: crucillo, crucito, limoncillo, mostrenco, rosetillo, tintero<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Duke n.d., Mabberley 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Randia echinocarpa Sessé & Moq.<br />

FAMILY: Rubiaceae (c<strong>of</strong>fee or madder)<br />

SPANISH: kakwara, papache<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is appreci<strong>at</strong>ed and bark is used in <strong>the</strong><br />

prepar<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> tesgüino, an alcoholic beverage made from maize (Zea<br />

mays).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Steinkraus 1983, von Reis Altschul 1983<br />

Randia laetevirens Standley<br />

FAMILY: Rubiaceae (c<strong>of</strong>fee or madder)<br />

SPANISH: tsootsoob olom<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is a snack food.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Breedlove 1986<br />

Ranunculus bulbosus L.<br />

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (buttercup)<br />

ENGLISH: bulbous buttercup, bulbous crowfoot<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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