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

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
FAMILY: Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, composite, or sunflower)
ENGLISH: artemisia, Indian wormwood, mugwort
PORTUGUESE: artemísia, losna, losna-brava
SPANISH: ajenjo, artemisa, artemisia
USES/NOTES: Young shoots and leaves are eaten boiled or used as a
seasoning. Leaves and roots contain an oil used in tonics,
medicines, and mosquito repellents.
NATURAL RANGE: North temperate regions
REFERENCES: Guia Rural n.d., Guia Rural 1990, IBGE 1980, Jardim
Botânico de Brasília 1990, Price 1990, Tucker 1994, Usher 1974
Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish) Standley [Salicornia subterminalis
Parish]
FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed), previously
Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot)
USES/NOTES: Coahuilla Indians of California used the seeds as an
edible meal.
NATURAL RANGE: Baja California and California
REFERENCES: Uphof 1968, Yanovsky 1936
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosb. [syn. A. incisa (Thunb.) L.f.,
A. communis Forster & Forster f.]
FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)
ENGLISH: breadfruit, breadfruit tree, breadnut (seeded variety),
Fosberg breadfruit, katahar (seeded variety)
PORTUGUESE: fruta-de-pão, fruta-pão, pão-de-massa
SPANISH: albopán, árbol de pan, árbol del pan, arbopén, buen pan,
castaña, castaño de malabar, fruta de pan, guampán, madupuru,
mapén, marure, mazapán, pan, pan de año, pan de fruta, pan de masa,
pan de ñame, pan de palo, pan de pepita, pan de pobre, pan de todo
el año, pan del norte, pan del árbol, pana, pana cimarrona, pana de
pepitas, panapén, pandicho, pandilla, pandisho, pantriba, pepa de
pan, topán, túpan
USES/NOTES: Fruits are eaten boiled, baked, roasted, fried, or
curried, made into flour, and used medicinally. Seeds are eaten
roasted, boiled, or curried. Leaves are used in folk medicine in
some regions. Also a popular ornamental for its large, dark green,
shiny leaves.
NATURAL RANGE: Possibly the Sunda Archipelago of Indonesia, or
elsewhere in Southeast Asia, or perhaps the South Pacific islands
REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Cavalcante 1991, Duke 1986, Guia Rural
n.d., Horst 1992a, Johns and Stevenson 1985, Laguerre 1987, Morton
1987a, OAS 1973, Omawale 1973, Padoch and de Jong 1991, Quijano and
Arango 1979, Rodríguez Martínez 1987, Vásquez and Gentry 1989,
Yamaguchi 1983
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. [syn. A. integrifolia L.]
FAMILY: Moraceae (mulberry)
ENGLISH: jaca, jackfruit, jak, jakfruit, kowa
PORTUGUESE: jaca
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