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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 />

Rubus argutus Link<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: blackberry, Florida prickly blackberry, highbush blackberry,<br />

tall blackberry<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible fresh or cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America<br />

REFERENCES: Brouk 1975, Cronk and Fuller 1995, Facciola 1990, Taylor<br />

1998<br />

Rubus betulifolius Small<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: highbush blackberry<br />

USES/NOTES: Juicy fruits are <strong>of</strong> good quality, young leaves can be used<br />

for tea, and young shoots can be e<strong>at</strong>en.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Godfrey 1988, Peterson 1977<br />

Rubus bogotensis Kunth [syn. R. porphyromallus Focke]<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

SPANISH: hierbamora, mora de cerro, mora de piedra, mora, zarza,<br />

zarzamora, zarzamora de la grande, zarzamora de loma<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Andean Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela<br />

REFERENCES: Foster 1958, Jennings et al. 1990, Martin et al. 1987, MBG<br />

n.d., Rivera et al. 1997<br />

Rubus brasiliensis Mart.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

PORTUGUESE: amora-branca, amora-da-selva, amora-do-m<strong>at</strong>o, amora-preta,<br />

amora-verde, framboesa-negra, sarca-amoreira, selva-branca<br />

USES/NOTES: Dark fruits are used in beverages. Also medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: non-Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Accorsi et al. n.d., Alves Rodrigues et al. 2002, Martin<br />

et al. 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Rubus caesius L.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: dewberry, European dewberry<br />

PORTUGUESE: framboesa<br />

SPANISH: zarzamora<br />

USES/NOTES: Edible fruits are similar to blackberries (Rubus<br />

fruticosus). Leaves are used for tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe and southwestern Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Johns and Stevenson 1985, Leung 1961, Mabberley 1987,<br />

Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Usher 1974<br />

Rubus chamaemorus L.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: bake apple, baked-apple, baked-apple berry, cloudberry,<br />

malka, salmonberry, yellowberry<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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