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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 />

Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. [syn. S. saponaceum Dunal, S. scabrum<br />

Ruiz & Pavón]<br />

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

ENGLISH: silverleaf nightshade, white horse nettle<br />

SPANISH: arana g<strong>at</strong>o<br />

USES/NOTES: Berries are e<strong>at</strong>en and used by Amerindians to curdle<br />

milk.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Americas<br />

REFERENCES: Fernald 1950, Harrington 1967, Martin et al. 1987,<br />

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

Solanum fendleri Gray ex Torrey<br />

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

ENGLISH: fendler pot<strong>at</strong>o, wild pot<strong>at</strong>o<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. south to Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Kirk 1970, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Solanum grandiflorum Ruiz & Pavón<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: jurubeba-branca<br />

SPANISH: cuernavaca, fruta de lobo, poni ani mite, San Pablo<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible, though <strong>of</strong> little consequence as a<br />

food item.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru,<br />

introduced elswhere<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Martin et al. 1987, Silva et al.<br />

1977, Sommeijer et al. n.d.<br />

Solanum hirtum Vahl<br />

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

SPANISH: huevo de g<strong>at</strong>o, thak’chook’ uut’<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en occasionally as a snack food, though<br />

can be unpleasant tasting.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico’s Yuc<strong>at</strong>án, Central America, nor<strong>the</strong>rn South<br />

America, and Trinidad and Tobago<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Martin et al. 1987, Morton 1987a<br />

Solanum insidiosum Mart. [also S. panicul<strong>at</strong>um L.]<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: jubeba (S. panicul<strong>at</strong>um), jupela, juribeba, juripeba,<br />

jurubeba, jurubeba-branca, jurubeba-do-cupim, jurubeba-roxa,<br />

jurubeba-verdadeira (S. panicul<strong>at</strong>um), jurubebinha, juuna (S.<br />

panicul<strong>at</strong>um), juvena<br />

USES/NOTES: Bitter fruits are used to flavor sweets and alcoholic<br />

beverages. Roots are a diuretic and leaves are medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Accorsi et al. n.d., Carneiro Martins 1989, Jardim<br />

Botânico de Brasília 1989, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Posey 1985, Silva et<br />

al. 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Usher 1974<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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