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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 jamaicense Miller<br />

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

ENGLISH: Jamaica nightshade<br />

SPANISH: coconilla con espiñas<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia, perhaps beyond, now widely n<strong>at</strong>uralized in<br />

warm regions<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Duke and Vásquez 1994, FLEPPC 2003<br />

Solanum jamesii Torrey<br />

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

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

USES/NOTES: Amerindians <strong>at</strong>e tubers raw, boiled, or baked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. and nor<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Correll 1962, Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Solanum juciri Mart.<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: caruru-de-espinho, jiquiri, jiquirioba, joá, juciri,<br />

juqueri<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: IBGE 1980<br />

Solanum juzepczukii Bukasov [also S. curtilobum Juz. & Bukasov]<br />

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

ENGLISH: bitter pot<strong>at</strong>o<br />

SPANISH: ayo, choque-pitu, luki, papa ruk’i, paya, rucki<br />

USES/NOTES: Tubers are e<strong>at</strong>en dehydr<strong>at</strong>ed locally. Leaves also are<br />

edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Andean highlands <strong>of</strong> Peru possibly to Ecuador<br />

and Bolivia<br />

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

N<strong>at</strong>ional Research Council 1989, OAS 1973, Zimmerer 1991, Zimmerer<br />

1992, Zimmerer 1996<br />

Solanum liximitante R. Schultes<br />

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

SPANISH: cocanilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia and Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987<br />

Solanum lycocarpum St-Hil.<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: fruta-de-lobo, fruteira-de-lobo, jurubeba-lobeira,<br />

jurubebão, lobeira<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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