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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 />

USES/NOTES: L<strong>at</strong>ex is used like chicle (Manilkara zapota) for<br />

chewing gum.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Belize and <strong>the</strong> Gu<strong>at</strong>emalan Petén<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990<br />

Sideroxylon tenax L. [syn. Bumelia tenax (L.) Willd.] add to<br />

spreadshe<strong>at</strong>s<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: buckthorn, tough bumelia<br />

USES/NOTES: Black, oval berries are said to be edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>astern U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Nelson 1996, Pennington 1990, Taylor 1998<br />

Sideroxylon tepicense (Standley) Penn.<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

SPANISH: kafe, tempisque, tempixtle<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en fresh or cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Pacific drainage <strong>of</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico and El Salvador<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990<br />

Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.<br />

FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae (pink)<br />

ENGLISH: cushion pink, moss campion<br />

USES/NOTES: Plant reportedly is e<strong>at</strong>en boiled.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Arctic and alpine areas<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Silphium lacini<strong>at</strong>um L.<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: compass plant, polar plant, rosinweed<br />

USES/NOTES: Resinous exud<strong>at</strong>e has been used as chewing gum.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

ENGLISH: blessed thistle, holy thistle, kunguel seed, milk thistle,<br />

our lady’s milk thistle<br />

PORTUGUESE: cardo-de-santa-maria<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves, stems, and roots are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked, seeds<br />

can be used like c<strong>of</strong>fee, and flower bases are edible. Now a<br />

popular herbal medicinal food supplement used for its<br />

phytochemical silymarin to maintain liver health and to tre<strong>at</strong><br />

hep<strong>at</strong>itis.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mediterranean region, widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized<br />

REFERENCES: Clarke 1977, Duke 1997, Facciola 1990, Hyam and<br />

Pankhurst 1995, Mabberley 1987, Neumann n.d., Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C. Schneider [syn. S. californica<br />

(Link) Nutt.]<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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