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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 />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed), previously<br />

Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot)<br />

ENGLISH: Australian saltbush<br />

USES/NOTES: Red berries are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Australia, n<strong>at</strong>uralized in temper<strong>at</strong>e North and South<br />

America<br />

REFERENCES: Correll and Johnston 1970, Facciola 1990, Marticorena and<br />

Quezada 1985<br />

Atriplex subspic<strong>at</strong>a (Nutt.) Rydb.<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed), previously<br />

Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot)<br />

ENGLISH: orache, saltbush, spearscale<br />

USES/NOTES: Greens and shoots are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked, seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en raw,<br />

cooked or used for tea, and salty ashes are used for leavening.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Asia<br />

REFERENCES: Kindscher 1987<br />

Atriplex wrightii S. W<strong>at</strong>son<br />

FAMILY: Amaranthaceae (amaranth or pigweed), previously<br />

Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot)<br />

ENGLISH: Wright’s saltbush<br />

USES/NOTES: Greens and shoots are e<strong>at</strong>en cooked, young shoots are e<strong>at</strong>en<br />

raw, and seeds are parched and made into a nutritious meal.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and nor<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Castetter and Bell 1942, Ebeling 1986, Flores Olvera 1992,<br />

Shreve and Wiggins 1964<br />

Attalea allenii H.E. Moore<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

SPANISH: igua, mangué, taparín, táparo<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are e<strong>at</strong>en and liquid endosperm is drunk.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Northwester Colombia and Atlantic Panama<br />

REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995<br />

Attalea amygdalina Kunth [syn. A. uberrima Dugand, A. victoriana<br />

Dugand]<br />

FAMILY: Arecaceae or Palmae (palm)<br />

SPANISH: almendrón, mangué, milpesos, táparo<br />

USES/NOTES: Oily seeds, <strong>of</strong> this endangered palm, are edible and fruits<br />

are made into a beverage.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Cauca Valley, Colombia<br />

REFERENCES: Bernal 1989, Duke n.d., Henderson et al. 1995, Martin et<br />

al. 1987, OAS 1973, Ruíz 1984<br />

Attalea butyracea (Mutis ex L.f.) Wess. Boer [syn. Scheelea<br />

bassleriana Burret, S. cephalotes (Poeppig ex Mart.) Karsten, S.<br />

costaricensis Burret, S. excelsa Karsten, S. liebmannii Becc., S.<br />

lundellii Bartlett, S. macrocarpa Karsten, S. preussii Burret, S.<br />

tessmannii Burret, S. zonensis L. Bailey]<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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