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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 />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are used as a spice, and are sold in local markets<br />

<strong>of</strong> Veracruz, Mexico.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico and Gu<strong>at</strong>emala to Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Ibarra-Manríquez et al. 1997, MBG n.d.<br />

Stroman<strong>the</strong> sp.<br />

FAMILY: Marantaceae (arrowroot)<br />

SPANISH: kai<br />

USES/NOTES: Venezuela’s Pumé people pound <strong>the</strong> taproots <strong>the</strong>n add<br />

<strong>the</strong>m to fish soup as a starch source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela<br />

REFERENCES: Gragson 1997<br />

Strychnos spinosa Lam.<br />

FAMILY: Loganiaceae (butterfly-bush)<br />

ENGLISH: kaffir orange, n<strong>at</strong>al orange<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible, though seeds are poisonous.<br />

Leaves are added to soups to impart a tart flavor. The genus is a<br />

commercial source <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> toxin strychnine, used in r<strong>at</strong> poisons.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical Africa and Madagascar, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in<br />

Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Wunderlin 1998<br />

Suaeda linearis (Elliott) Moq.<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed), previously<br />

Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot)<br />

ENGLISH: sea blight<br />

USES/NOTES: Young leaves and stem tips are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: North America<br />

REFERENCES: Nellis 1994<br />

Suaeda ramosissima (Standley) I.M. Johnston [syn. Dondia<br />

ramosissima Standley] and S. californica S. W<strong>at</strong>son [syn. Dondia<br />

californica (S. W<strong>at</strong>son) Heller]<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed), previously<br />

Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot)<br />

SPANISH: jaujá, quelite salado, romerito, sosa<br />

USES/NOTES: Pima people <strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong> salty leaves cooked. Seeds also are<br />

edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Arizona and sou<strong>the</strong>rn California in <strong>the</strong> U.S. and Baja<br />

California, Mexico<br />

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

Suaeda suffrutescens S. W<strong>at</strong>son [syn. Dondia suffrutescens (S.<br />

W<strong>at</strong>son) Heller]<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed), previously<br />

Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot)<br />

ENGLISH: desert seepweed<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are e<strong>at</strong>en boiled or in salads.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: California and Arizona<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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