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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 />

ENGLISH: dock<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves and seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en as greens.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Ruta graveolens L. [syn. R. chalapensis L.]<br />

FAMILY: Rutaceae (citrus or rue)<br />

ENGLISH: common rue, herb <strong>of</strong> grace, rue<br />

PORTUGUESE: arruda, arruda-doméstica, arruda-dos-jardins, ruta-decheiro-forte,<br />

ruta-hortensis, ruta-montana, ruta-s<strong>at</strong>iva<br />

SPANISH: aguitzearicua, akuiesi varirakua, akuitsi-usrhirakua,<br />

caliutli, is duy, kuan rud yixhé, lulá, nula, roda, ruda, ruta,<br />

ruue<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used to flavor sauces, me<strong>at</strong>s and vegetables and<br />

to make a medicinal tea used to control menstru<strong>at</strong>ion, induce<br />

abortion, or to tre<strong>at</strong> strokes. Arom<strong>at</strong>ic oil (oil <strong>of</strong> rue) from <strong>the</strong><br />

leaves and shoots is used in flavoring agents and perfumes.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mediterranean Europe, possibly to Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Branch and Silva 1983, Carneiro Martins 1989, Guia Rural<br />

n.d., IBGE 1980, Rehm and Espig 1991, Torres n.d., Usher 1974<br />

Sabal etonia Swingle ex Nash<br />

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

ENGLISH: scrub cabbage, scrub palmetto<br />

USES/NOTES: Scant fruit pulp and terminal bub, known as cabbage, <strong>of</strong><br />

this Florida endemic palm are edible. Stem is subterranean.<br />

Similar to S. minor, but with larger fruits and yellow-green<br />

leaves.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Godfrey 1988, Henderson et al. 1995,<br />

Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Morton 1977, Sturtevant 1972<br />

Sabal mauritiiformis (H. Karsten) Griseb. ex H. Wendl. [syn. S.<br />

morrisiana Bartlett]<br />

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

ENGLISH: botan, car<strong>at</strong>, savannah palm<br />

SPANISH: botán, car<strong>at</strong>a, guano, palma amarga, palma de guagara,<br />

palma redonda<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is e<strong>at</strong>en in <strong>the</strong> Petén.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico, Belize, nor<strong>the</strong>rn Gu<strong>at</strong>emala, nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Honduras, sou<strong>the</strong>astern Costa Rica, Atlantic coast <strong>of</strong> Panama,<br />

nor<strong>the</strong>rn Colombia and Venezuela, and Trinidad<br />

REFERENCES: Blombery and Rodd 1982, Henderson et al. 1995,<br />

Mutchnick and McCarthy 1997<br />

Sabal mexicana Mart. [syn. S. texana (Cook) Becc.]<br />

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

ENGLISH: cabbage palm, Rio Grande palmetto, sabal palm, Texas<br />

palmetto<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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