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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 />

NATURAL RANGE: uncertain, Amazonian Brazil and <strong>the</strong> Guianas and/or<br />

Central America, now widespread<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Mabberley 1987, MBG n.d., Phillips 1991,<br />

Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Smilax rotundifolia L. [syn. S. caduca L.]<br />

FAMILY: Smilacaceae (smilax or c<strong>at</strong>brier)<br />

ENGLISH: bamboo brier, broadleaf greenbrier, bull brier, c<strong>at</strong>brier,<br />

common greenbrier, greenbrier, horse-brier Mexican sarsaparilla,<br />

round-leaf sarsaparilla, round-leaved greenbrier, sarsaparilla<br />

SPANISH: sarsa<br />

USES/NOTES: Roots are ground into a meal added to soups or baked<br />

goods, made into jelly, or fermented into a beverage. Berries are<br />

e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked and young shoots, with <strong>the</strong> taste <strong>of</strong> asparagus<br />

(Asparagus <strong>of</strong>ficinalis), are e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable, raw, cooked,<br />

or pickled.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern U.S. to nor<strong>the</strong>astern Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Correll and Johnston 1970,<br />

Facciola 1990, Harris 1972, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Peterson 1977,<br />

Tomikel 1986, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Smilax smallii Morong [syn. S. cinnamomifolia Small, S. ov<strong>at</strong>a<br />

Pursh]<br />

FAMILY: Smilacaceae (smilax or c<strong>at</strong>brier)<br />

ENGLISH: China root, greenbrier, Jackson’s brier, Jackson’s vine,<br />

lanceleaf greenbrier, small greenbrier<br />

SPANISH: weew uut’<br />

USES/NOTES: Shoots are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked or raw.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico, nor<strong>the</strong>rn Central America, <strong>the</strong> Gre<strong>at</strong>er<br />

Antilles and Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Alcorn 1984, Balick et al. 1996, Taylor<br />

1998, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Smilax spruceana A. DC.<br />

FAMILY: Smilacaceae (smilax or c<strong>at</strong>brier)<br />

ENGLISH: sarsaparilla<br />

PORTUGUESE: salsaparrilha-de-Pará<br />

USES/NOTES: Rhizomes were once important as a source <strong>of</strong><br />

sarsaparilla, used as a flavoring agent.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Phillips 1991, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Socr<strong>at</strong>ea exorrhiza (Mart.) H. Wendl. [syn. S. durissima (Oersted)<br />

H. Wendl., Iriartea durissima Oersted]<br />

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

ENGLISH: boba, stilt palm, stilt-root palm<br />

PORTUGUESE: paxiúba, paxiubão, paxiubinha<br />

SPANISH: bombón, cashapona, chonta, jira, macanilla, onipa,<br />

pachuba, pambil, pona, zancona<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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