Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Mabberley
1987, Nellis 1994, Omawale 1973, Will 1991, Williams and Williams
1969
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.
FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)
ENGLISH: buffalo grass, eastern gamma grass
USES/NOTES: Edible seeds of this perennial grass are underutilized.
NATURAL RANGE: North America
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Kindscher 1987
Trithrinax brasiliensis Mart.
FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)
PORTUGUESE: buriti, carandaí
USES/NOTES: Martin et al. report fruit pulp as edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Southern Brazil (though Martin et al. suggest that it
extends to Paraguay and Uruguay)
REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995, Martin et al. 1987
Triticum aestivum L.
FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)
ENGLISH: bread wheat, common wheat, wheat
PORTUGUESE: trigo
SPANISH: trigo
USES/NOTES: Edible seeds are the wheat of commerce, among the most
widely cultivated plants.
NATURAL RANGE: Afghanistan
REFERENCES: Feldman 1976, Guia Rural 1990, Purseglove 1972, Rehm
and Espig 1991, Sauer 1993, Usher 1974, Zohary and Hopf 1993
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. sphaerococcum (Percival) MacKey [syn.
T. sphaerococcum Percival]
FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)
ENGLISH: dwarf Indian wheat, shot wheat
PORTUGUESE: trigo
SPANISH: trigo indio
USES/NOTES: Nearly round seeds of the short-stalked plant are
edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Afghanistan
REFERENCES: PFAF n.d., USDA-ARS
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. compactum (Host) Mackey [syn. T.
compactum Host]
FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)
ENGLISH: club wheat, cluster wheat, dwarf wheat, hedgehog wheat
SPANISH: trigo cabezorro
USES/NOTES: Cultivated in the Old and New Worlds as a flour source.
NATURAL RANGE: Southwest Asia
REFERENCES: Uphof 1968, USDA-ARS, Zeven and de Wet 1982
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