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

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
REFERENCES: Henderson 1995, Henderson et al. 1995, Martin et al. 1987,
Silva et al. 1977
Astrocaryum aculeatissimum (Schott) Burret [syn. A. ayri Mart.]
FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)
PORTUGUESE: brajaúva, brejaúva
USES/NOTES: Seeds are an edible oil source.
NATURAL RANGE: Coastal Brazil from Bahia to Santa Catarina
REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995, Martin et al. 1987
Astrocaryum aculeatum G. Meyer [syn. A. macrocarpum Huber, A.
princeps Barb. Rodr., A. manaoense Barb. Rodr., A. tucuma Mart.]
FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)
ENGLISH: acqueero, akuyuru, kuru, star-nut palm, tucuma, tucuma palm,
tucumou
PORTUGUESE: coco-de-tucumã, palmeira-tucumá-assi, tucum, tucum-assu,
tucum-da-serra, tucum-do-mato, tucum-purupuru, tucumã, tucumã-açu,
tucumã-arara, tucumã-do-Amazonas, tucumã-piririca, tucumã-uassurana,
tucumã-verdadeiro, uri
SPANISH: chambira, chambirá, chonta, chontilla, cumare, hericungo,
macanilla, panima, tucum, tucumá, tucuman, yavaide
USES/NOTES: Thin, mealy, typically orange mesocarp contains three
times or more vitamin A than carrots and is eaten out or hand,
mashed into a thick beverage called vinho de tucumã (tucumã wine)
in Brazil, or made into a nutty tasting ice cream seen frequently
in Manaus, Brazil. Pulp is less fibrous than that of A. vulgare.
Pulp oil (tucuma oil), similar in quality to coconut oil, is used
in cooking or to make soap. Kernel fat is used to make margarine.
Hearts, of this single-stemmed, spiny palm, are appreciated by
rural inhabitants of Barcelos on the middle Rio Negro in Amazonian
Brazil. Burnt leaves are a source of vegetable salt. Hard, straight
stem tissue is used to make bows and arrow heads. Leaves contain
strong fibers useful especially for hammocks and nets. Encouraged
around dwellings, though rarely cultivated. Has been considered
conspecific with A. vulgare Mart.
NATURAL RANGE: Trinidad, the Guianas, and Amazonian Brazil just into
adjacent Colombia and Bolivia
REFERENCES: Anderson 1977, Balick 1984, Boom 1987, Boom 1989,
Cavalcante 1991, Dugand 1961, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Henderson
1995, Henderson et al. 1995, IBGE 1980, Kahn and de Granville 1992,
Kermath (notes), Peret 1985, Plotkin 1993, Posey 1984, Rehm and
Espig 1991, Schultes 1988, Silva et al. 1977, Wessels Boer 1965
Astrocaryum campestre Mart.
FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)
PORTUGUESE: jarivá, tucuma
USES/NOTES: Fruits are edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Central Brazil just into eastern Bolivia
REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995
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