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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 />

SPANISH: caá-ehé, estévia, kaá-ehé<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves <strong>of</strong> this perennial herb have long been used as a<br />

sweetener. Historically, Guaraní Amerindians chewed <strong>the</strong> leaves or<br />

added <strong>the</strong>m to foods and beverages, especially m<strong>at</strong>e tea (from Ilex<br />

paraguariensis). Leaves contain stevioside, a diterpene<br />

glycoside, th<strong>at</strong> is up to 300 times sweeter than sucrose. Extract<br />

is now being used in herbal tea blends and as a low calorie,<br />

altern<strong>at</strong>ive sweetener.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil/Paraguay border region<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Guia Rural n.d., Morton 1976a, OAS 1973,<br />

Souza Brito and Souza Brito 1996, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Stevia serr<strong>at</strong>a Cav.<br />

FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)<br />

SPANISH: burrillo, esculcona, flor de cedazo, hierba del burro,<br />

kasnir bhai, kasnir pbai, manto de San José, requezón, romínowa,<br />

santa maría blanca, servilleta, sharharakua, tzarracua tsitsiki<br />

USES/NOTES: The Rarámuri (Tarahumara) people <strong>of</strong> north-central<br />

Mexico add prepared leaves as a ‘c<strong>at</strong>alyst’ during <strong>the</strong> prepar<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

<strong>of</strong> tesgüino – a maize (Zea mays) based alcoholic beverage – to<br />

‘streng<strong>the</strong>n’ <strong>the</strong> beverage.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Texas through Mexico and Central America to<br />

Ecuador, perhaps excluding Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Bye 1985, Correll and Johnston 1970, Grash<strong>of</strong>f 1976,<br />

Jørgensen and Ulloa Ulloa 1994, Pennington 1963, Torres n.d.,<br />

Turner 1997<br />

Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. in Lam. & DC.<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: clasping twistedstalk, clasping-leaved twisted-stalk,<br />

claspleaf twistedstalk, liver berry, twisted stalk, white<br />

mandarin, wild cucumber<br />

USES/NOTES: Round to oval 1-1.5cm long yellow to red berries,<br />

shoots, and roots are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked and reportedly taste<br />

like cucumbers.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Streptopus roseus Michaux<br />

FAMILY: Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: rose mandarin, scootberry<br />

USES/NOTES: Young leaves and shoots, with <strong>the</strong> flavor <strong>of</strong> a cucumber,<br />

are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads. Fruits may be e<strong>at</strong>en in moder<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Peterson 1977<br />

Stroman<strong>the</strong> macrochlamys (Woodson & Standley) H. Kenn. & Nicolson<br />

[syn. Cala<strong>the</strong>a macrochlamys Woodson & Standley]<br />

FAMILY: Marantaceae (arrowroot)<br />

SPANISH: hoja de piedra, tompimil<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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