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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 />

Sabal uresana Trel.<br />

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

ENGLISH: Sonoran palmetto<br />

SPANISH: palma, palma blanca, palmar, palmarcito, palmarejo,<br />

palmarera, palmarillo, palmarira, palmarito, palmita<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Northwestern Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995, Jones 1995, Joyal 1996<br />

Sabicea amazonensis Wernham<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: erva-de-mucura, kana-dá<br />

USES/NOTES: Dark red fruit <strong>of</strong> this liana is collected from <strong>the</strong> wild<br />

for food and for use in religious ceremonies.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Sabicea paraensis (Schumann) Wernham<br />

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

SPANISH: huasca mullaca, ruichao<br />

USES/NOTES: Dark red fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Sabicea villosa Willd. ex Roemer & Schultes<br />

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

SPANISH: curihjau, huasca mullaca<br />

USES/NOTES: Dark red fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Saccharum <strong>of</strong>ficinarum L. [also S. barberi Jeswiet. and S. sinense<br />

Roxb.]<br />

FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: noble cane, sugar cane<br />

PORTUGUESE: cana, cana de açúcar<br />

SPANISH: caña, caña amarilla, caña arangola, caña de azúcar, caña<br />

dulce, cañamiel, misqui huiro, shita<br />

USES/NOTES: Stem’s sweet liquid is drunk as juice or used to make<br />

refined sugar, syrup, molasses, rum and o<strong>the</strong>r alcoholic beverages<br />

(aguardiente and guarapo in Spanish, aguardente, cachaça, or<br />

pinga in Portuguese), industrial alcohol, and methanol. Wax,<br />

similar to th<strong>at</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> carnauba palm (Copernicia prunifera), is<br />

extracted from <strong>the</strong> stem. Bagasse, <strong>the</strong> crushed cane left after<br />

processing, is used for c<strong>at</strong>tle feed, to make cardboard and paper,<br />

and for fuel. S. barberi and S. sinense also are grown for sugar.<br />

S. <strong>of</strong>ficinarum came to <strong>the</strong> Americas with <strong>the</strong> Portuguese in <strong>the</strong><br />

early 1500s.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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