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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 />

cycasin before being e<strong>at</strong>en. Dense, shrubby, drought-tolerant Z.<br />

integrifolia is used increasingly, along with several exotic<br />

Zamia spp., as an urban landscape plant in Florida, and now is<br />

endangered in <strong>the</strong> wild due to habit<strong>at</strong> loss, previous harvest for<br />

starch, and <strong>the</strong> unscrupulous removal <strong>of</strong> wild specimens for urban<br />

planting. Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed also for <strong>the</strong> leaves, used like ferns for cut<br />

flower arrangements. Also a food source for <strong>the</strong> rare <strong>at</strong>ala<br />

butterfly larvae (Eumaeus <strong>at</strong>ala). Plants with wider leaflets,<br />

generally restricted to nor<strong>the</strong>astern Florida and adjacent<br />

Georgia, were previously described as Z. umbrosa.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Z. integrifolia from sou<strong>the</strong>rn coastal Georgia and<br />

Florida, portions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bahamas, western Cuba, <strong>the</strong> Cayman<br />

Islands, and south-central Puerto Rico; Z. angustifolia from<br />

Eleu<strong>the</strong>ra Island in <strong>the</strong> Bahamas and eastern Cuba; Z.<br />

portoricensis from Puerto Rico; Z. pumila from central Cuba, <strong>the</strong><br />

Dominican Republic, and sou<strong>the</strong>rn Puerto Rico<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett 1997, Dehgan 1983, Eckenwalder 1980, Facciola<br />

1990, FNAEC 1993, Godfrey 1988, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Morton 1977,<br />

Nelson 1996, OAS 1973, Rodríguez Martínez 1987, Stevenson 1987a,<br />

Stevenson 1987b, Stevenson et al. 1990, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Ward n.d.,<br />

Wunderlin 1998, Yanovsky 1936<br />

Zamia lindenii Regel & André<br />

FAMILY: Zamiaceae (zamia) or Cycadaceae (cycad)<br />

SPANISH: acesiva, palma tabaquillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds reportedly are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Andean Ecuador and Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Dehgan 1983, Schultes and Raffauf 1990, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Zea diploperennis Iltis, Doebley, & R. Guzmán<br />

FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: diploid perennial teosinte, perennial teosinte, teosinte<br />

PORTUGUESE: teosinto<br />

SPANISH: teosinte<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds <strong>of</strong> this wild grass, only recently described by<br />

Western science, are occasionally e<strong>at</strong>en. May be useful in<br />

breeding with common maize (Z. mays).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Jalisco, Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Iltis et al. 1979, McVaugh 1983, N<strong>at</strong>ive<br />

Seeds/SEARCH 1991, Smith 1994<br />

Zea mays L. [Z. mays var. everta nomen illegit. has been applied<br />

to popping varieties]<br />

FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)<br />

ENGLISH: corn, Indian corn, maize, pop corn<br />

PORTUGUESE: ab<strong>at</strong>i, av<strong>at</strong>i, cabelo-de-milho, milho, pipoca (when<br />

popped), trigo-da-Turquia (antiqu<strong>at</strong>ed)<br />

SPANISH: cha, chapalote (primitive landrace), choclero, choclo,<br />

jilote (imm<strong>at</strong>ure and sweet corn in Mezoamerica), joba, maíz, maíz<br />

café (primitive landrace), maíz de Nueva Granada, muti, ob, oba,<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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