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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 />

REFERENCES: Brücher 1989, Morton 1976a, Purseglove et al. 1981,<br />

Silva et al. 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Vasconcellea candicans (A. Gray) A.DC. [syn. Carica candicans A.<br />

Gray]<br />

FAMILY: Caricaceae (papaya)<br />

SPANISH: chungay, jerju, mito, odeque, uliucana<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit <strong>of</strong> this wild papaya is e<strong>at</strong>en raw, cooked, or<br />

preserved. Vasconcellea has been misspelled as Vasconcella as<br />

noted by Badillo 2001.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Pacific Andes <strong>of</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn Ecuador and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Badillo 1971, Badillo 2000, Badillo 2001, Cuya M<strong>at</strong>os<br />

1992, Martin et al. 1987, Smith et al. 1992, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Vasconcellea cauliflora (Jacq.) A. DC. [syn. V. boissieri A. DC.,<br />

Carica boissieri Hemsley, C. cauliflora Jacq.]<br />

FAMILY: Caricaceae (papaya)<br />

ENGLISH: mountain pawpaw<br />

SPANISH: bonete, molocotón, papaíta, papaya de montaña, tapaculo,<br />

zonzapote<br />

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

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

Nicaragua, perhaps to sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Aradhya et al. 1999, Badillo 1993, Badillo 2000,<br />

Badillo 2001, Martin et al. 1987, Moreno 1980<br />

Vasconcellea chilensis (Planchon ex A. DC.) A. DC. [syn. Carica<br />

chilensis (Planchon ex A. DC.) Solms, Papaya chilensis (Planchon<br />

ex A. DC.) Kuntze]<br />

FAMILY: Caricaceae (papaya)<br />

SPANISH: palo gordo<br />

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

thre<strong>at</strong>ened due to habit<strong>at</strong> destruction and over-harvest for use as<br />

fodder.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Chilean coast<br />

REFERENCES: Badillo 2000, Badillo 2001, Marticorena and Quezada<br />

1985, Martin et al. 1987, Smith et al. 1992<br />

Vasconcellea crassipetala (Badillo) Badillo [syn. Carica<br />

crassipetala Badillo]<br />

FAMILY: Caricaceae (papaya)<br />

SPANISH: dulumoco<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Andean Colombia and Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Badillo 1971, Badillo 1993, Badillo 1997, Badillo 2000<br />

Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis Badillo [syn. V. cestriflora A. DC.,<br />

V. pubescens A. DC., Carica candamarcencis Hook.f., C.<br />

cestriflora (A. DC.) Solms, C. chiriquensis Woodson, C.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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