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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 />

SPANISH: yagua<br />

USES/NOTES: Martin et al. report <strong>the</strong> seed to be an edible oil source.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil’s central coast<br />

REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Attalea maripa (Aublet) Mart. in Orb. [syn. Maximiliana maripa<br />

(Aublet) Drude in Mart., M. martiana Karsten, M. regia Mart., M.<br />

stenocarpa Burret]<br />

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

ENGLISH: cocorite palm, curcurita palm, inaja, inajá palm, jaguá palm,<br />

kokerit palm, kokerite, kokerite palm<br />

PORTUGUESE: anajá, coco-anaiá, coco-anajá, coco-inajá, coco-najá,<br />

inajá, najá<br />

SPANISH: cucurito, huacava, inajá, inayuga, incham, shapajilla<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible, medicinal, and burned to smoke Hevea<br />

rubber, terminal buds and hearts are e<strong>at</strong>en as a vegetable, and<br />

seeds contain abundant edible oil similar to babassu (Attalea<br />

speciosa). Petioles are used to make darts. Villagers <strong>of</strong> Brazil’s<br />

middle Rio Negro in <strong>the</strong> st<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Amazonas seek out wild trees for<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir quality hearts.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia through central and eastern Venezuela and <strong>the</strong><br />

Guianas<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Henderson et al.<br />

1995, IBGE 1980, Johnston and Colquhoun 1996, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes),<br />

Mabberley 1987, Omawale 1973, Rehm and Espig 1991, Silva et al.<br />

1977, Tabora et al. 1993<br />

Attalea microcarpa Burret [syn. Orbignya polysticha Burret]<br />

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

ENGLISH: mountain maripa<br />

PORTUGUESE: coco-curuá<br />

SPANISH: c<strong>at</strong>arina, c<strong>at</strong>irina, mavaco, shapaja<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds and terminal buds are edible and sap is made into a<br />

fermented beverage.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Amazonia from nor<strong>the</strong>astern Peru, sou<strong>the</strong>astern<br />

Colombia, sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela, <strong>the</strong> Guianas, and nor<strong>the</strong>rn Amazonian<br />

Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Balick 1985, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Henderson et al. 1995<br />

Attalea oleifera Barb. Rodr. [syn. A. compta Mart.]<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: andaiá, c<strong>at</strong>olé, pindoba<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds are an edible oil source, and leaves are used for<br />

th<strong>at</strong>ch.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Coastal Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Henderson et al. 1995, Martin et al. 1987<br />

Attalea phaler<strong>at</strong>a Mart. ex Sprengel [syn. A. excelsa Mart., A.<br />

princeps (Mart.) Karsten, Scheelia martiana Burret]<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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