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

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
baría, barillo, bario, barzino, bella maría, calaba, cachicamo,
cachicamo de altura, calambuca, caraña, cascarillo, cedro cimarrón,
cedro maría, chaqualo, cojón, cupia, dalemarie, damage, dame marie,
galopa, guaya, jacareúba, kakaiwee, lagarto caspi, lagarto caspiblanco,
lagarto-crespi, laurelillo, lech, leche, leche amarilla,
leche, lechoso, limoncillo de Córdoba, lorahara, machare, mangue,
mani kwaha, mantequilla amarillo, manzano, mara, maría, maría
blanco, maría colorado, marillo, mario, nagcha caspi, ocoró, ocu,
ocú, ócu, ocuje, ocuje macho, olandi, palo de cachicamo, palo
maría, palo rey rosado, penoga, santa maría, saranda, sun-sun,
ts’oom ta’, varilla
USES/NOTES: Spherical green to yellow fruit can be of good quality for
eating out of hand or for juice, wood is a valuable lumber and fuel
source, and bark contains a medicinal resin called bálsamo de
landim in Brazil. Much confusion remains in the literature on the
taxonomy of this species.
NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Barajas et al. 1979, Brako and
Zarucchi 1993, Carneiro Martins 1989, Duke and Vásquez 1994, FLEPPC
2003, Flores 1994, Flores 2002a, FUDENA n.d., Holdridge 1940, MBG
n.d., Pennington and Sarukhán 1998, Salas Estrada 1993, Silva et
al. 1977, Smith et al. 1992, Wunderlin 1998
Sium suave Walter [syn. S. cicutifolium Schrank]
FAMILY: Umbelliferae or Apiaceae (carrot)
ENGLISH: hemlock water parsnip, water-parsley, water parsnip
SPANISH: berrera, berro, palmita de agua
USES/NOTES: Nutty-tasting roots were eaten by Amerindians.
NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America
REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Diggs et al. 1999, Fernald 1950,
Moerman 1998, Turner 1995, Uphof 1968
Sloanea dentata L.
FAMILY: Elaeocarpaceae (elaeocarpus) or Tiliaceae (linden)
PORTUGUESE: urucurana
USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Northern Brazil, the Guianas, and at least portions
of the Lesser Antilles
REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Silva et al. 1977
Smilax aristolochiaefolia Miller [syn. S. medica Schltr., S.
ornata Lam.]
FAMILY: Smilacaceae (smilax or catbrier)
ENGLISH: sarsaparilla (regional names include Costa Rica, gray,
Guayaquil, Jamaica, Lima, Mexican, red Jamaica, Tampico, Vera
Cruz, and Virginian)
PORTUGUESE: salsa-americana, salsaparrilha
SPANISH: sarsa, sarsaparilla, zarzaparrilla
USES/NOTES: An extract from the rhizome is used as a condiment
generally referred to as sarsaparilla, in tonics, and to treat
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