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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 />

REFERENCES: Clarke 1977, Facciola 1990, Sturtevant 1972, Turner and<br />

Szczawinski 1979<br />

Rubus urticifolius Poiret<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

PORTUGUESE: amora-preta<br />

SPANISH: mora, mora silvestre, t<strong>at</strong>z zitmakum, zarzamora<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible. The species name has appeared as<br />

“urticaefolius.”<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico to Argentina<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, MBG n.d., Pankhurst 2001, Rivera et<br />

al. 1997<br />

Rubus vitifolius Cham. & Schltdl.<br />

FAMILY: Rosaceae (rose)<br />

ENGLISH: California blackberry, California dewberry, Pacific<br />

blackberry<br />

USES/NOTES: Black fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Clarke 1977, Facciola 1990, Simmons 1972, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Rudgea racemosa (Ruiz & Pavón) Sprengel [syn. C<strong>of</strong>fea racemosa Ruiz &<br />

Pavón]<br />

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

ENGLISH: inhambane c<strong>of</strong>fee<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds, collected from <strong>the</strong> wild in Africa and rarely grown<br />

in <strong>the</strong> Americas, are used only occasionally for c<strong>of</strong>fee (C<strong>of</strong>fea<br />

spp.).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: South-central Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Facciola 1990, Macbride 1936,<br />

Smith et al. 1992<br />

Rumex acetosa L.<br />

FAMILY: Polygonaceae (buckwhe<strong>at</strong>)<br />

ENGLISH: broad-leaved sorrel, common sorrel, garden sorrel, sorrel,<br />

sorrel dock, sour dock<br />

PORTUGUESE: azeda, azeda-brava, azeda-de-ovelha, azeda-miúda,<br />

azedinha-aleluia, azedinha-da-horta, labaçal, labaça-obtusa,<br />

língua-de-vaca<br />

SPANISH: acetosa, acedera común, acederilla, vinagrera, vinagrillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Acidic leaves are used in salads, as a po<strong>the</strong>rb, and a<br />

medicinal juice. Flowers also are edible. In <strong>the</strong> Caribbean blossoms<br />

<strong>of</strong> R. acetosa are used to make a holiday beverage and dried<br />

blossoms are exchanged <strong>at</strong> Christmas time. Leaves <strong>of</strong> R. acetosella<br />

are more sour and used sparingly rel<strong>at</strong>ive to those <strong>of</strong> R. acetosa.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eurasia and Africa, now widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

REFERENCES: Berleant-Shiller and Pulsipher 1986, Bourke et al. 1987,<br />

Harrington 1967, Harris 1972, IBGE 1980, Morton 1976a, Neumann<br />

n.d., Peterson 1977, Schneider 1987, Sturtevant 1972, Thomasson<br />

1994, Usher 1974, Yanovsky 1936<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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