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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 />

Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & Perry [syn. Eugenia malaccensis<br />

L., E. macrophylla Lam., Jambosa malaccensis (L.) DC.]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: African apple, French cashew, Malacca apple, malay apple,<br />

malay rose apple, mountain apple, ohia, otaheite apple, pomerac,<br />

rose apple, w<strong>at</strong>er apple, white apple<br />

PORTUGUESE: jambo, jambo-chá, jambo-da-Índia, jambo-encarnado,<br />

jambo-vermelho<br />

SPANISH: cajuilito sulimán, mamey, marañón de curazao, marañón<br />

japonés, manzana de agua, manzana de Malaya, manzana malaya,<br />

manzana de faiti, pera de agua, poma, pomagás, pomarosa de<br />

Malacca, pomarosa americana, pomarosa del Brasil, pomarrosa<br />

americana, pomarrosa de Malaca, pomarrosa del Brasil, yambo<br />

USES/NOTES: Sweet, generally mild tasting, pear-shaped to roundish,<br />

light to dark red fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en fresh or stewed and<br />

occasionally are made into wine. Also grown as an ornamental<br />

shade tree for its lush, dense, green foliage, cylindrical shape,<br />

and <strong>at</strong>tractive magenta flowers, <strong>the</strong> petals <strong>of</strong> which carpet <strong>the</strong><br />

ground bene<strong>at</strong>h as <strong>the</strong>y fall. Widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed and n<strong>at</strong>uralized in<br />

<strong>the</strong> humid tropics.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Malay Peninsula, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in <strong>the</strong> humid tropics<br />

REFERENCES: Berg 1984, Bourke et al. 1987, Caribbean Food and<br />

Nutrition Institute 1974, Duke 1986, Guia Rural n.d., IBGE 1980,<br />

Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), León 1987, Mabberley 1987, Martin et al. 1987,<br />

Molina 1975, Morton 1987a, Omawale 1973, Padoch and de Jong 1991,<br />

Price 1990, Rehm and Espig 1991, Samson 1980<br />

Syzygium panicul<strong>at</strong>um Gaertner [syn. Eugenia panicul<strong>at</strong>a Lam. nomen<br />

illegit.]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: Australian bush cherry<br />

SPANISH: cereza, eugenia<br />

USES/NOTES: Bitter-sweet fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en fresh or preserved. Grown<br />

as an ornamental in <strong>the</strong> Americas.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Australia<br />

REFERENCES: Clarke 1977, Facciola 1990, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, W<strong>at</strong>kins and<br />

Sheehan 1975<br />

Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & Perry [syn. Eugenia javanica<br />

Lam.]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

ENGLISH: jambosa, java apple, jumbool, Samarang rose apple, w<strong>at</strong>er<br />

apple, wax apple, wax jambu<br />

SPANISH: manzana de curazao, perita de agua, tom<strong>at</strong>e salvaje, tom<strong>at</strong>e<br />

silvestre<br />

USES/NOTES: Mildly acidic fruits are e<strong>at</strong>en fresh.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Malay Archipelago<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, Hoyas 1989,<br />

Morton 1987a<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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