Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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subterranean stems, are used in urban landscaping with increasing
frequency.
NATURAL RANGE: U.S. southeastern coastal plain from eastern
Louisiana through Florida and southern Georgia through the
Carolina coasts, possibly to southeastern Virginia
REFERENCES: Bennett 1997, Bennett and Hicklin 1998, Di Silverio et
al. 1992, Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Henderson et al. 1995, Kermath
(notes), Mabberley 1987, Morton 1977, Nelson 1994, Tabora et al.
1993, Uphof 1968
Sesamum orientale L. [syn. S. indicum L.] and S. radiatum Schumann
FAMILY: Pedaliaceae (sesame)
ENGLISH: bene, beniseed, gingli, oriental sesame, sesame, simsim,
teel, til
PORTUGUESE: gergelim, gingilim, girgilim, jergelim, jerxelim,
jorgelim, sésamo, zirzelim
SPANISH: ajonjoli, ajonjolí, alegría, bene, sésamo, simsim
USES/NOTES: Small seeds are edible and contain a high quality oil
used for cooking, as a flavoring agent, in cosmetics, and in
topical medicines. Stems are burned as fuel or used as
fertilizer. Introduced to Brazil in the 16 th century.
NATURAL RANGE: East Africa, the Sunda Islands, or India
REFERENCES: Anochili and Tindall 1986, Bourke et al. 1987, Branch
and Silva 1983, Carneiro Martins 1989, Duke and Vásquez 1994,
Guia Rural n.d., Guia Rural 1990, Leung 1961, Omawale 1973, Rehm
and Espig 1991, Rodríguez Martínez 1987, Usher 1974, Weiss 1971,
Weiss 1983
Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Poiret [syn. Aeschynomene grandiflora
L., Agati grandiflora (L.) Desv.]
FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae (bean or
pea)
ENGLISH: August flower, common sesban, Egyptian sesban, sesban,
sesbania
SPANISH: agati, agati sesbania, gallito
USES/NOTES: Flowers and young pods are eaten as vegetables and
young leaves are eaten like spinach (Spinacia oleracea).
Medicinal leaves and bark are used to treat intestinal ailments.
NATURAL RANGE: Eastern South Asia through Southeast Asia
REFERENCES: Duke 1986, Martin 1984a, Omawale 1973, Rehm and Espig
1991, Smith et al. 1992, Usher 1974
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
FAMILY: Aizoaceae (carpetweed or fig-marigold)
ENGLISH: gelang pasir, sea purslane
PORTUGUESE: beldroega-da-praia
SPANISH: verdolaga
USES/NOTES: Salty, succulent, nutritious leaves are eaten in
salads, cooked as a vegetable, or pickled.
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