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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: Fruit is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Rankin de Mérona et al. 1992, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa<br />

FAMILY: Malvaceae (mallow)<br />

ENGLISH: portia tree, seaside mahoe<br />

SPANISH: clemón, cremón, milo, puntada de cabeza<br />

USES/NOTES: Flowers are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads, boiled, or fried, young<br />

leaves can be e<strong>at</strong>en cooked or raw, and fruits are said to be<br />

edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: perhaps coastal India, now pantropical coastal zones<br />

REFERENCES: Duke 1972, Facciola 1990, FLEPPC 2003, FUDENA n.d.,<br />

Kunkel 1984, Morton 1977, Nellis 1994, Nelson 1994<br />

Thevetia ahouai (L.) A. DC. [syn. Ahouai nitida (Kunth) Pichon]<br />

FAMILY: Apocynaceae (dogbane)<br />

SPANISH: cojón de mico, cojón de venado, huevo de g<strong>at</strong>o, huevo de<br />

venado, palo de leche, tom<strong>at</strong>e de diablo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Humid lowlands from Veracruz, Mexico to Colombia and<br />

Venezuela<br />

REFERENCES: Avendaño Reyes and Acosta Rosado 2000, Martin et al.<br />

1987, MBG n.d.<br />

Thibaudia caulial<strong>at</strong>a Ruiz & Pavón ex D. Don. [syn. T. al<strong>at</strong>a Dunal,<br />

Cavendishia caulial<strong>at</strong>a (Ruiz & Pavón ex G. Don) A.C. Sm.]<br />

FAMILY: Ericaceae (he<strong>at</strong>h)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit reportedly e<strong>at</strong>en (Martin et al.), though <strong>the</strong><br />

legitimacy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> taxon is questionable.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Andean Peru and Ecuador perhaps to Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Luteyn 1983, Macbride 1959a, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Thibaudia floribunda Kunth [syn. T. lehmannii Hoerold, T.<br />

longifolia Kunth, T. pichinchensis Benth.]<br />

FAMILY: Ericaceae (he<strong>at</strong>h)<br />

SPANISH: coral, gualicón, sagalita<br />

USES/NOTES: Whitish-reddish-translucent fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Andean Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, 1600-<br />

3600m.<br />

REFERENCES: Luteyn 1983, Luteyn 2002, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Thibaudia grantii A.C. Sm.<br />

FAMILY: Ericaceae (he<strong>at</strong>h)<br />

SPANISH: chorota<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit reportedly is edible, but <strong>the</strong> taxon is<br />

questionable.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Luteyn 1996, Martin et al. 1987<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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