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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 />

NATURAL RANGE: Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Sprengel [syn.T. angustifolium DC.]<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: cacaubraba, cacauí, cacaurana, cacauú<br />

SPANISH: cacao cimarrón, cacao mica, cacao sacha, cacao silvestre,<br />

chocol<strong>at</strong>e, chocol<strong>at</strong>illo, macambo, majambo, nohotë<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds have been, and perhaps still are regionally<br />

important as a quality cocoa source, pulp is sucked <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> seeds<br />

as a refreshing snack or made into a tasty beverage, and flowers<br />

are e<strong>at</strong>en occasionally. Fruit is more round than most Theobroma<br />

species.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia to Central America and perhaps sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1989, Boom 1987, Brücher 1989, Cavalcante 1991,<br />

Silva et al. 1977, Shanley and Medina 2005, Smith et al. 1992,<br />

Soukup 1970, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Theobroma spruceana Bernoulli<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: cacau-azul<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp and seeds are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987<br />

Theobroma stipul<strong>at</strong>um Cautrec.<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: cacau<br />

SPANISH: cacao, chocol<strong>at</strong>e<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987<br />

Theobroma subincanum Mart.<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: cacau-rana, cupuaí, cupuí, cupurana<br />

SPANISH: cacahuillo, cacao de monte, cacao macambillo, cacao<br />

silvestre, macambillo, macambo sacha<br />

USES/NOTES: Similar to T. grandiflorum and T. canumanense, though<br />

smaller and less arom<strong>at</strong>ic, pulp is edible, and seeds yield an<br />

inferior cocoa. Pod’s outer bark is hallucinogenic and sometimes<br />

powdered and mixed with tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Cavalcante 1991, Duke and Vásquez<br />

1994, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Theobroma sylvestris Aublet ex Mart.<br />

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

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

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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