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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 />

FAMILY: Crassulaceae (stonecrop)<br />

ENGLISH: king’s crown, orpine, queen’s crown, roseroot, stonecrop<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves, stems, and roots are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads, boiled,<br />

or preserved in oil.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Europe and North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Sedum telephium L.<br />

FAMILY: Crassulaceae (stonecrop)<br />

ENGLISH: orpine<br />

USES/NOTES: Young leaves and stems are used as salad or cooked<br />

greens. Roots are boiled and served with salt and vinegar or are<br />

pickled.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Tomikel 1986<br />

Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose [syn. Cactus<br />

grandiflorus L., Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill.]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: large-blooming cereus, large flowered torch thistle,<br />

large-flowering cactus, night-blooming cereus, night-flowering<br />

cactus, queen-<strong>of</strong>-<strong>the</strong>-night, sweet-scented cactus, vanilla cactus<br />

PORTUGUESE: cardeiro-trepador, flor-de-baile<br />

SPANISH: cardón gigante, organillo, reina de la noche, reina de las<br />

flores, reina gigante<br />

USES/NOTES: Juicy fruit pulp is edible. Compounds from <strong>the</strong> plant<br />

are being tested as a rheum<strong>at</strong>ism tre<strong>at</strong>ment. The plant is<br />

cultic<strong>at</strong>ed for its impressive displays <strong>of</strong> large flowers, which<br />

bloom only <strong>at</strong> night.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Cuba, possibly to Jamaica, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in Mexico,<br />

Central America, and elsewhere<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Breedlove 1986, Britton and Rose 1963,<br />

Mabberley 1975, Martin et al. 1987, Solomon 2001<br />

Selenicereus megalanthus (K. Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran [syn. Cereus<br />

megalanthus K. Schum. ex Vaupel, Mediocactus megalanthus (K.<br />

Schum. ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: yellow pitaya<br />

SPANISH: ikámanchi<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit <strong>of</strong> this epiphytic cactus is e<strong>at</strong>en.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru to sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Venezuela<br />

REFERENCES: Foster 1958, Madsen 1989, MBG n.d., Vásquez 1997<br />

Selenicereus spinulosus (DC.) Britton & Rose [syn. Cereus<br />

spinulosus DC.]<br />

FAMILY: Cactaceae (cactus)<br />

ENGLISH: moonlight cactus, moonlight vine cactus, nightblooming<br />

cereus, spiny moon cereus<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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