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

Raphia taedigera (Mart.) Mart.<br />

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

ENGLISH: rafia<br />

PORTUGUESE: jup<strong>at</strong>i, jup<strong>at</strong>y<br />

SPANISH: m<strong>at</strong>omba, pángana, rafia, yolillo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: East coast <strong>of</strong> Nicaragua through Costa Rica, Panama, and<br />

adjacent western Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Berg 1984, Henderson et al. 1995, Martin et al. 1987, OAS<br />

1973<br />

R<strong>at</strong>hbunia alamoensis (J. Coulter) Britton & Rose<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

SPANISH: boa constrictor, sina<br />

USES/NOTES: Globular, red, bitter fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en occasionally.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Britton and Rose 1963, Facciola 1990<br />

Renealmia alpinia (Rottb.) P. Maas<br />

FAMILY: Zingiberaceae (ginger)<br />

PORTUGUESE: assafroa (applied to members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> genus in Acre, Brazil)<br />

SPANISH: kumpia, mishquipanga, murusi<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible and produces a red-purple dye used for<br />

textiles.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Andean Peru and Ecuador through Amazonia to Venezuela’s<br />

Orinoco Delta<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Gómez-Beloz<br />

2002, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Renealmia breviscapa Poeppig & Endl.<br />

FAMILY: Zingiberaceae (ginger)<br />

SPANISH: chiank<br />

USES/NOTES: Seedless fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en peeled.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian and Andean Peru and Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Maas 1976,<br />

Maas 1977<br />

Renealmia mexicana Klotzsch ex Petersen [syn. R. jalapensis<br />

Gagnepain, Ethanium mexicanum (Klotzsch ex Petersen) Kuntze]<br />

FAMILY: Zingiberaceae (ginger)<br />

SPANISH: hoja de bexo<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaf is used as a spice in Veracruz, Mexico.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico to Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Breedlove 1986, Ibarra-Manríquez et al. 1997, Maas 1977<br />

Reynosia septentrionalis Urban<br />

FAMILY: Rhamnaceae (buckthorn)<br />

ENGLISH: darling plum, guamaberry, ironwood, red ironwood<br />

USES/NOTES: Egg-shaped, small (to 2 cm long) dark, drupe is said to be<br />

sweet.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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