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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: South India and Sri Lanka, perhaps to Afghanistan and<br />

Pakistan to <strong>the</strong> west and Burma and <strong>the</strong> Malay Archipelago to <strong>the</strong><br />

east<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, N<strong>at</strong>ional Research Council<br />

1979, T<strong>at</strong>eishi 1996, Whyte et al. 1953<br />

Vigna umbell<strong>at</strong>a (Thunb.) Ohwi & Ohashi [syn. Phaseolus calcar<strong>at</strong>us<br />

Roxb.]<br />

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

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: red bean, rice bean<br />

PORTUGUESE: feijão-arroz<br />

SPANISH: frijol arroz, frijol de arroz, judía, judía de arroz,<br />

poroto arroz<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en boiled, young leaves and pods are e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

as a cooked vegetable, and sprouts are added to salads. Also<br />

grown as a cover crop.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: South or Sou<strong>the</strong>ast Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Albala 2007, Facciola 1990, IBGE 1980, Kay 1979, Leung<br />

1961, Martin 1984a, N<strong>at</strong>ional Research Council 1979, OAS 1973,<br />

Rehm and Espig 1991<br />

Vigna unguicul<strong>at</strong>a (L.) Walp. [syn. V. sinensis (L.) Savi, Dolichos<br />

sinesis L., D. sphaerospermus (L.) DC., D. unguicul<strong>at</strong>us L.]<br />

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

pea)<br />

ENGLISH: black-eyed pea, bora, calavance, callivance, cherry bean,<br />

cornfield pea, cowpea, crowders, halifax pea, horse gram, Indian<br />

pea, poroto pea, sou<strong>the</strong>rn pea, yawa<br />

PORTUGUESE: caupi, ervilha-de-vaca, feijão-brabham, feijão-decorda,<br />

feijão-da-praia, feijão-macassar, feijão-vigna<br />

SPANISH: alubia, birijorë, caspi chiclayo, caupí, chiclayo,<br />

chiclayo verdura, cumandá, frijol, frijol arubano, frijol chino,<br />

frijol de costa, frijol de cuerno, frijol de maíz, frijol de ojo<br />

negro, frijol de rienda, frijol petenero, frijol precioso,<br />

frijole, kimandá, kumandá tupí, porotito del ojo, porotito tapé,<br />

poroto de maíz, poroto señorita, poroto tape, tape<br />

USES/NOTES: Green fruits (pods and seeds) and young leaves are used<br />

as vegetables, dried seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en boiled or as a ground flour,<br />

sprouts ae<strong>at</strong>en fresh. Also grown for fodder, as a cover or shade<br />

crop, and for its leaf fiber.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: uncertain, perhaps Tropical Africa<br />

REFERENCES: Albala 2007, Boom 1987, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Guia<br />

Rural n.d., IBGE 1980, Kay 1979, Kitajima et al. 1979, León 1987,<br />

Leung 1961, Mabberley 1987, N<strong>at</strong>ive Seeds/SEARCH 1991, Omawale<br />

1973, OAS 1973, Padoch and de Jong 1991, Popenoe 1974, Purseglove<br />

1968, Singh and Singh 1992, Vásquez and Gentry 1989<br />

Vigna unguicul<strong>at</strong>a subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) A. Rich. [syn. V.<br />

sesquipedalis (L.) Fruwirth, V. sinensis subsp. sesquipedalis<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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