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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

USES/NOTES: Tuber is esteemed for it good taste and smooth red<br />

skin.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Andean highlands <strong>of</strong> Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Brücher 1989, Hawkes 1990,<br />

N<strong>at</strong>ional Research Council 1989, Zimmerer 1991, Zimmerer 1992,<br />

Zimmerer 1996<br />

Solanum crinitum Lam.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

PORTUGUESE: jurubeba<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en by <strong>the</strong> Ka’apor.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern Amazonian Brazil to Guyana and sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Venezuela<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Steyermark et al. 1995<br />

Solanum demissum Lindley<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

SPANISH: papa cimarrona, papa del monte<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits an potentially large tubers, harvested from <strong>the</strong><br />

wild, are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico and Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Brücher 1989, Correll 1962, Facciola 1990<br />

Solanum diphyllum L.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: twinleaf nightshade<br />

PORTUGUESE: jurubeba<br />

SPANISH: miltom<strong>at</strong>e, tsakam tsabalté<br />

USES/NOTES: Ripe fruits are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico to El Salvador, n<strong>at</strong>uralized and cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

elsewhere<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Carneiro Martins 1989, FLEPPC 2003,<br />

Sommeijer et al. n.d.<br />

Solanum diversifolium Schltr.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

SPANISH: wiígame<br />

USES/NOTES: Young fruits, chopped and salted, are e<strong>at</strong>en as a relish<br />

with fish.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico, Central America, and <strong>the</strong> West Indies<br />

REFERENCES: Bye 1985, Torres n.d., Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Solanum edinense Berthault<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit <strong>of</strong> this n<strong>at</strong>urally occurring S. tuberosum hybrid<br />

is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Bye 1993, Ugent 1966, Ugent 1967<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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