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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: cota<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves and flowers are used for tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Cronquist 1980, Facciola 1990, Fernald 1950, Yanovsky<br />

1936<br />

Thelesperma megapotamicum (Sprengel) Kuntze [syn. T. gracile<br />

(Torrey) A. Gray]<br />

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

ENGLISH: greenthread, Navajo tea<br />

SPANISH: cota<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves and flowers have been used as tea by <strong>the</strong> Pueblo<br />

people. Flower buds are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Cabrera 1974, Correll and Johnston 1970, Facciola 1990,<br />

Fernald 1950, Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Harrington 1967, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow), previously Sterculiaceae (chocol<strong>at</strong>e)<br />

ENGLISH: Nicaraguan cacao, Nicaraguan chocol<strong>at</strong>e, p<strong>at</strong>ashte, tiger<br />

cacao<br />

PORTUGUESE: cacau-do-Perú, cupuaçu<br />

SPANISH: bacao, cacao blanco, cacao p<strong>at</strong>aste, culuju, p<strong>at</strong>aste,<br />

p<strong>at</strong>ashte, macambo, majambu<br />

USES/NOTES: Edible pulp is sought after and seeds are used for<br />

cocoa butter and chocol<strong>at</strong>e.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Balick 1985, Duke 1986, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Leung<br />

1961, OAS 1973, Soukup 1970, Sturtevant 1972, Usher 1974, Vásquez<br />

and Gentry 1989<br />

Theobroma cacao L., includes T. cacao fo. leiocarpum (Bernoulli)<br />

Ducke [syn. T. cacao subsp. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cu<strong>at</strong>rec., T.<br />

leiocarpa Bernoulli]<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow), previously Sterculiaceae (chocol<strong>at</strong>e)<br />

ENGLISH: cacao, chocol<strong>at</strong>e, chocol<strong>at</strong>e tree, cocoa, yellow cacao (T.<br />

cacao fo. leiocarpum)<br />

PORTUGUESE: cacau, cacau-da-m<strong>at</strong>a, cacau-verdadeiro<br />

SPANISH: cacao, cacao dulce, cacaotero, cacao amarillo (T. cacao<br />

fo. leiocarpum), cacao calabacillo (T. cacao fo. leiocarpum),<br />

calabacillo (T. cacao fo. leiocarpum), injerto (a hybrid), sia,<br />

trinitario (T. cacao fo. leiocarpum), zukur<strong>at</strong>e<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are <strong>the</strong> principal source <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cocoa butter and<br />

chocol<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> world commerce. Tart, mucilaginous, white pulp is<br />

made into candies, jelly, wine, liqueurs, alcohol, and vinegar,<br />

and is sucked <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> seeds as a snack. Seeds are occasionally<br />

e<strong>at</strong>en roasted. Although used primarily in sweets and desserts<br />

today, cacao was mixed with many foods, including maize and<br />

peppers, by <strong>the</strong> Aztecs and Maya. Cacao seeds were used as a<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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