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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: Eastern U.S., Mexico, and <strong>the</strong> West Indies<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Morton 1977, Nellis 1994<br />

Unonopsis floribunda Diels<br />

FAMILY: Annonaceae (custard-apple)<br />

PORTUGUESE: envira<br />

SPANISH: icoja<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is made into an alcoholic beverage.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Pinedo-Vásquez et al. 1992<br />

Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudin ex Griseb.<br />

FAMILY: Urticaceae (nettle)<br />

ENGLISH: nettle<br />

PORTUGUESE: cansação, cansanção, caracasana, ishimu, urtiga<br />

SPANISH: cunshi ishanga, ishanga macho<br />

USES/NOTES: Leaves are edible and fruit, bark, and roots are<br />

medicinal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, IBGE 1980, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Uribea tamrindoides Dugand & Romero<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Paplionoideae (bean or<br />

pea)<br />

SPANISH: tamarindo de monte<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica<br />

REFERENCES: Martin et al. 1987<br />

Urosp<strong>at</strong>ha sagittifolia (Rudge) Schott [syn. U. caud<strong>at</strong>a (Poeppig)<br />

Schott]<br />

FAMILY: Araceae (arum or aroid)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ape, caa-ape<br />

SPANISH: jergón sacha, karabo, pic<strong>at</strong>ón<br />

USES/NOTES: S<strong>of</strong>t, spongy, white rhizomes are e<strong>at</strong>en roasted or<br />

boiled and mashed. Also medicinal, a snakebite tre<strong>at</strong>ment, and a<br />

snake repellent.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Amazonian Brazil to <strong>the</strong> Guiana highlands<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Gragson<br />

1997, Mabberley 1987, Plowman 1969, Renner et al. 1990, Uph<strong>of</strong><br />

1968<br />

Urtica dioica L.<br />

FAMILY: Urticaceae (nettle)<br />

ENGLISH: big nettle, bigsting nettle, common nettle, European<br />

nettle, gre<strong>at</strong> nettle, nettle, stinging nettle<br />

PORTUGUESE: cansanção, urtiga, urtigão<br />

SPANISH: chichicastle, chunchu khisa, dominguilla, ishanga, khisa,<br />

mula khisa, ortiga, puka t’ulluyuq khisa, solimán<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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