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AMERICAN PLANTS OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE 1
(Contacts)
For Details
of many species please see: Brücher, H. 1989. Useful Plants of Neotropical Origin
and Their Wild
Relatives. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
296 p.
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Abacashi, Ananas comosus
(L.) Merr., Pineapple, Ananas, Piña, Taino, Bromeliaceae [North S. America]
Abassu,
Coruba, Orbignya martiana
Barb.-Rodr.
Abilla,
Fevillea cordifolia L.
Abilla, Fevillea cordifolia L., Cucurbitaceae [Amazonia-Cent. Amer]
Abiria, Fevillea cordifolia L., Cucurbitaceae [Amazonia-Cent. Amer]
Abiu, Pouteria
caimito (Ruiz &
Pavon) Radlk., Lucuma, Caimo, Sapotaceae [Colombia-Brazil]
Aboriginal Bean, Phaseolus aborigineus Burkhart
Acajou, Swietenia
macrophylla Jaq., Mahogany, Caoba, Mahoni, Meliaceae [S. Florida-Cuba]
Acca sellowiana (Berg) Burret.,
Feijoa, Guayabo, Gobeira, Myrtaceae
[South Brazil]
Aceituno del Monte, Vitex triflora
Vahl, Cherry-like Fruit, Taruma, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Acerola, Malpighia
punicifolia L., Barbados Cherry, Malpighiaceae [Caribbean-Cent. America]
Achiote, Bixa ovellana L., Bixaceae [Brazil-E. Peru]
Achira, Canna edulis
Kdr, Cannaceae, [Cent. S. America]
Achita, Amaranthus
caudatus L., Amaranthaceae [Peru-Argentina]
Achokcha, Cylanthera
pedata (L.) Schrad., Pepino Hueco, Caihua, Cucurbitaceae [Bolivia-Peru]
Achras
Zapota, Sapodilla, Chrysophyllum
spp., Manilkara spp.
Acrocomia
palms, Acrocomia spp.
Acrocomia
totai Mart., Palmae, Mbocaya, Coco Paraguayo [Cent. S. America]
Acrocomia
vinifera Oerst.,
Palmae, Spiny-trunk Palm [Cent. America]
Aeschynomene
americana L., Joint Vetch, Pegapega, Yerba Rosada, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Aeschynomene
americana L., Joint Vetch, Pegapega, Yerba Rosada, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Aeschynomene
americana L., Joint Vetch, Pegapega, Yerba Rosada, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Aeschynomene
americana L., Yerba Rosada., Joint Vetch, Pegapega, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Affentopf,
Lecythis elliptica H.B.K., Lecythidaceae [Amazonas]
Agave (local), Fourcraea quicheensis Trel., Agavaceae [Peru-Guatemala]
Agave
angustifolia Haw,
Agavaceae, Dwarf Aloe, Babsi, [Mexico]
Agave
cantala Roxb., Agavaceae, Magey, Cantala, Manila Hanf [W. Mexico]
Agave
fourcroydes Lemaire,
Agavaceae, Hennequen, Sacci, Weiser Sisal [Yucatan Peninsula]
Agave
lecheguilla Torrey,
Agavaceae, Istle Fibre [N. Mexico-Texas]
Agave
sisaliana Perrine,
Agavaceae, Maguey, Sisal Hemp, Sisal Tuxtlecs [E. Mexico]
Agave tecta Trelease, Agavaceae, Maguey Gigante [E. Guatemala]
Agave, Agave spp.
Aguacate Silvestre, Persea
nubigena L., Lauraceae [Mexico-Cent. America]
Aguacate, Persea
americana Mill., Avocado Pear, Ahuacatl, Lauraceae [Central America]
Aguacatillo, Persea
schiedeana Nees., Coyo, Yas, Lauraceae [Central America]
Aguaje Mauritia flexuosa L., Palmae [Orinoco-Amazonas]
Aguaribay, Spondias molle L., Peruvian Pepper Tree, Arbol de Pimienta,
Molle, Faux Poivrier, Anacardiaceae
[Neotropics]
Aguaymanto, Physalis
peruviana L., Cape Gooseberry, Capuli, Uchuva, Solanaceae [South America]
Ahuacatl, Persea
americana Mill., Avocado Pear, Aguacate, Lauraceae [Central America]
Ahuyama, Cucurbita
moschata Duch. ex Poir., Pumpkin, Crookneck, Anco, Joko, Cucurbitaceae [Neotropics]
Aiara, Astrocaryum vulgare Mart, Palmae [N. So. America]
Aipilla, Oxalis
tuberosa Mol., Oxalidaceae [Colombia]
Ajahuiri, Solanum
ajanhuiri Juz & Buk, Solanaceae [W. Bolivia]
Ajipa,
Pachyrrhizus
ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi, Leguminosae [Peru-Bolivia]
Alfalfa del Trópico, Desmodium
uncinatum (Jacq.) DC, Silverleaf Desmodium, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Algarobo Blanco, Prosopis
chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz,
Mimosoideae [Peru-Argentina]
Algarobo Prosopis alba
Gris,, Mimosoideae [Argentina-Paraguay]
Algarrobo,
Mesquite, Prosopis spp.
Aliberta edulis Rich., Trompillo, Guabillo, Madroño, Rubiaceae [Mexico-Amazonas]
Allspice, Pimenta dioica (L.) Merrill, Myrtaceae [Caribbean-Cent. America]
Allspice,
Pimienta, Pimenta dioica
(L.) Merrill
Almendra, Caryocar nuciferum L., , Caryocaraceae [N. So. America]
Aloe
(dwarf) , Agave
angustifolia Haw,
Agavaceae [Mexico]
Aman
Palm, Astrocaryum
aculeatum Meyer,
Palmae [N. So. America]
Amaranth,
Gautli, Haautl,
Amaranthus spp.
Amaranthus
caudatus L., Amaranthaceae, Kiwicha, Achita, Chaquilla [Peru-Argentina]
Amaranthus
cruentus L., Amaranthaceae, Purple Amaranth, Queue de Renard,
Fuchsschwanz [Cent. America]
Amaranthus
hypochondricus
L., Amaranthaceae, Gautli, Bledo, Huautl [Cent. America]
Amaranthus
mantegazzianus
Pass., Amaranthaceae, Millmi, Chaquillon [N. Argentina]
Amaranthus
quitensis H.B.K., Amaranthaceae, Huisquelite [Ecuador]
Amargo, Axonopus
affinis Chase, Savannah Grass, Zacate, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Central America]
Amendoim
Rastreiro, Arachis prostrata
Benth, Leguminosae [East Andes]
Amendoim
Rastreiro, Arachis repens
Handro, Leguminosae [East Andes]
American Sorghum, Sorghum almum Parodi, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Argentina]
American
yam, Dioscorea trifida
Willd.
Anacardium
excelsum Skeels, Espavé, Fish Poisoning, Anacardiaceae [Panama]
Anacardium
giganteum Hancock, Wild Cashew, Caju Gigante, Caju-Assu, Anacardiaceae [Amazonas]
Anacardium humile St. Hil., Fruit (wild American), Anacardiaceae [Brazil]
Anacardium occidentale L., Cashew Tree, Caju, Merei, Marañon,
Pomme Acaju, Anacardiaceae [East Brazil]
Anacardium pumilum St. Hill, Fruit (wild American), Anacardiaceae [Cent. Brazil]
Anacardium rhinocarpus D.C., Mijao, Pauji, Anacardiaceae [Venezuela]
Ananas ananasoides (Baker) Smith., Wild Pineapple, Bromeliaceae [Cent. Brazil]
Ananas
bracteatus Rom. & Schult., Pineapple (wild), Karaguata-Ruhá, Bromeliaceae [Paraguay]
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.,
Pineapple, Ananas, Piña, Abacashi, Taino, Bromeliaceae [North S. America]
Ananas
erectifolius L. B. Smith., Pineapple (wild), Bromeliaceae [Amazonas-Orinoco]
Ananas guaraniticus Bert., Pineapple (wild), Bromeliaceae [Paraguay]
Ananas lucidus, Pineapple (wild), Bromeliaceae [Amazonas-Orinoco]
Ananas microcephalus (Baker) Bert., Pineapple (wild), Y-vira Bromeliaceae [Paraguay]
Ananas microstachys, Pineapple (wild), Bromeliaceae [Amazonas-Orinoco]
Ananas paraguazensis Camargo & Smith, Pineapple (wild), Bromeliaceae [Venezuela-Guyana]
Ananas, Ananas comosus
(L.) Merr., Pineapple, Piña, Abacashi, Taino, Bromeliaceae [North S. America]
Ananas,
Piña, Ananas comosus
(L.) Merr.
Anatto Tree, Bixa ovellana L., Bixaceae [Brazil-E. Peru]
Ancient Diploid Potato, Solanum stenotomum
Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae [Peru-Bolivia]
Anco, Cucurbita
moschata Duch. ex Poir., Pumpkin, Crookneck, Ahuyama, Joko, Cucurbitaceae [Neotropics]
Annona cherimola Mill., Custard Apple, Cherimoya, Annonaceae [Colombia-Peru Highlands]
Annona
diversifolia Saff., Llama, Anona Blanca, Annonaceae [Mexico-Guatemala Lowlands]
Annona glabra L., Aromatic Fruit, Annonaceae [Panama]
Annona muricata L., Soursop, Guabana, Guanabana, Jacá de Pará,
Corossol, Annonaceae [Brazil-Antilles]
Annona purpurea L., Custard Apple, Anona Colorada, Bullock’s Heart,
Toreta, Soncoya, Annonaceae
[Central Ajerica]
Annona
reticulata L., Sweetsop, Bullock’s Heart, Corazon de
Buey, Cachimantier, Anona Corazon, Annonaceae [Central America]
Annona squamosa L., Sugar Apple, Anón, Attier, Saramuyo, Pomme
Canella, Atá, Anona Blanca, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Anón, Attier, Annona
squamosa L., Sugar Apple, Saramuyo, Pomme Canella, Atá,
Anona Blanca, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Anona Blanca, Annona
diversifolia Saff., Llama, Annonaceae [Mexico-Guatemala Lowlands]
Anona Blanca, Annona
squamosa L., Sugar Apple, Anón, Attier, Saramuyo, Pomme
Canella, Atá, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Anona Colorada, Annona
purpurea L., Custard Apple, Bullock’s Heart, Toreta,
Soncoya, Annonaceae [Central Ajerica]
Anona Corazon, Annona
reticulata L., Sweetsop, Bullock’s Heart, Corazon de
Buey, Cachimantier, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Anonillo, Rollinia
jimenezii Saff., Annonaceae [Mexico-Panama]
Añu, Tropaeolum
tuberosum R.P., Tropaeolaceae [Peru]
Apio Peruviano , Arracacia
esculenta DC., Umbelliferae
[Temp. Peru]
Apompo, Brosimum
alicastrum Swartz., Breadnut, Ramon, Ujushte, Ojoche, Moraceae [Ecuador-Mexico]
Apricotier des Antilles, Mammea americana L, . Mammey Apple, Mamey, Guttiferae [West Indies-Cent. America]
Arachichu, Rollinia
emarginata Schlecht., Annonaceae [Brazil-Argentina]
Arachide, Arachis hypogea L., Leguminosae [S. America]
Arachis batizocoi Krap. & Greg., Leguminosae, Diploid Wild Peanut [Bolivia]
Arachis glabrata Benth., Leguminosae, Tetraploid perennial Peanut, Florigraze
[S. America]
Arachis glabrata, Wild Groundnut, Leguminosae [Brazil]
Arachis hypogea L., Leguminosae, Peanut, Cacahuete, Mani, Inchis,
Erdnuss. Arachide [S. America]
Arachis monticola Krap. & Rig., Leguminosae, Amphidiploid Annual Wild Peanut [NW Argentina]
Arachis pintoi, High Protein Pasture, Leguminosae [North America]
Arachis prostrata Benth, Leguminosae, Wild Peanut, Amendoim Rastreiro [East Andes]
Arachis repens Handro, Leguminosae, Wild Peanut, Amendoim Rastreiro [East Andes]
Ara-Ruta, Maranta
arundinacea L., Marantaceae [Brazil-Venezuela]
Araucaria
angustifolia (Bertol Kuntze), Pnno del Parana, Pino, Curiy, [Brazil]
Araucaria
araucana [South Chile]
Arbol de Leche, Brosimum
galactodendron HBK., Milk Tree, Avicuri, Sande, Moraceae [Venezuela]
Arbol de Pimienta, Spondias molle L., Peruvian Pepper Tree, Aguaribay, Molle,
Faux Poivrier, Anacardiaceae
[Neotropics]
Arbre
a Boutre, Ceiba pentandra
(L.) Gaertn., Bombacaceae [Cent. America]
Aromatic Fruit, Annona glabra L., Annonaceae [Panama]
Aromatic Fruit, Monstera deliciosa Liebm., Araceae [Neotropics]
Aromatic Fruit, Monstera perusa (L.) de Vries, Araceae [Panama]
Aromatic Fruit, Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott., Araceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Arracha, Arracacia
esculenta DC.,
Umbelliferae [Temp.
Peru]
Arrakacha, Arracacia
esculenta DC.,
Umbelliferae [Temp.
Peru]
Arrowleaf, Gynerium
sagittatum (Aubl.) Beauv., Vara de Castilla, Lata, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Neotropics]
Arrowroot, Maranta
arundinacea L., Marantaceae [Brazil-Venezuela]
Aru-Aru, Maranta
arundinacea L., Marantaceae [Brazil-Venezuela]
Assai, Euterpe edulis Mart., Palmae, Manicola, Palmito [S. Brazil-N. Argentina]
Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer, Palmae, Aman Palm, Waran [N. So. America]
Astrocaryum jauari Mart., Palmae, Awarra Palm, [N. So. America]
Astrocaryum murmuru Mart., Palmae, Murmuru Palm [N. So. America]
Astrocaryum
palms, Astrocaryum spp.
Astrocaryum
tucuma Mart., Palmae, Tucum-assu Palm [N. So. America]
Astrocaryum
vulgare Mart, Palmae, Aiara, Curua, Chanbira, Tucumao [N. So. America]
Atá, Annona
squamosa L., Sugar Apple, Anón, Attier, Saramuyo, Pomme
Canella, Anona Blanca, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Attalea agrestis Barb. Rodr., Palmae, Oil-Fruit Palm [N. So. America]
Attalea excelsa Karst., Palmae, Yagua Palm [N. So. America]
Attalea funifera Mart, Palmae, Piassava Palm [Brazil]
Attalea humboldtiana H.B.K., Palmae, Yagua [Upper Orinoco]
Attalea olifera Spruce, Palmae, [N-Cent. So. America]
Attalea
palms, Attalea spp
Attalea
spectabilis, Palmae, Oil Palm [Lower Amazonas]
Attier, Annona
squamosa L., Sugar Apple, Anón, Saramuyo, Pomme
Canella, Atá, Anona Blanca, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Avicennia germinans L., Black Mangrove, Avicenniaceae
[Central America]
Avicuri, Brosimum
galactodendron HBK., Milk Tree, Sande, Arbol de Leche, Moraceae [Venezuela]
Avocado Pear, Persea
americana Mill., Ahuacatl, Aguacate, Lauraceae [Central America]
Awarra
Palm, Astrocaryum jauari
Mart., Palmae [N. So. America]
Axonopus affinis Chase, Savannah Grass, Zacate, Amargo, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Central America]
Aymara,
Ajipa, Pachyrrhizus
ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi
Ayo , Solanum juzepzukii Buk., Solanaceae [High Altitude W. S. America]
Ayocote, Phaseolus coccineus L., Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Ayote, Cucurbita
mixta Pang., Silverseed Gourd, Cushaw, Cucurbitaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
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Babassu, Orbignya martiana Barb.-Rodr., Palmae [SE Mexico-Costa Rica]
Babs , Agave angustifolia Haw, Agavaceae [Mexico]
Bacaba,
Oenocarpus bacaba Mart., Palmae [Brazil-Venezuela]
Bactris
grasipaes H.B.K.,
Palmae, Pejibaye, Pixba, Pifa, Chontadura,
Pupunha [Cent.-So.
America]
Bacuri do Parana, Platonia
esculenta Arr. da Gamara, Guttiferae [Brazil]
Badea, Passiflora
quadrangularis L., Giant Granadilla, Parcha, Maracuja
Grande, Barbadine, Passifloraceae
[South America]
Bahia
grass, Paspalum notatum
Flüge
Bahia Grass, Paspalum
notatum Flügge, Pasto Horqueta, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Brazil-Argentina]
Balata substitute, Manikara
inundata (Ducke) Monachino., Sapotaceae [Guayana-Brazil]
Balata, Manikara
bidentata A.D.C., Gutta, Fruit (wild American), Sapotaceae [Amazonas-Trinidad]
Balsa Tree, Ochroma
pyramidale (Cav) Urb., Pochote, Bombacaceae [North S. Amer-Cent. Amer.]
Bamboo, Bambusoideae
Bamboo, Guadua
angustifolia Kunth, Tacuara, Tacuarazu, Bambusoideae [Neotropics]
Banana Passionfruit, Passiflora
mollissima (H.B.K.) Bailey, Tacso, Curuba, Passifloraceae [Colombia Highlands]
Barba del Burro, Zormia
diphylla (L.) Pers., Forage Crop (American), Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Barbacoa, Diospyros
ebenaster Retz., Black Zapote, Black Sapote, Ebano, Ebenaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Barbadine, Passiflora
quadrangularis L., Giant Granadilla, Badea, Parcha, Maracuja
Grande, Passifloraceae [South America]
Barbados Cherry, Malpighia
punicifolia L., Acerola, Malpighiaceae [Caribbean-Cent. America]
Bassu, Orbignya martiana Barb.-Rodr., Palmae [SE Mexico-Costa Rica]
Batana, Jessenia batana (Mart.) Burr., Palmae [Tropical S. America]
Bay
Rum, Pimenta racemosa
(Mill)
Beans, Phaseolus spp
Beggar Weed, Desmodium
tortuosum (SW.) DC., Mozoton, Leguminosae [So. America]
Bejuqillo, Centrosema
pubescens Benth., Pasture Crop (American), Leguminosae [South Brazil]
Belembe, Xanthosoma
sagittifolium L. (Schott), Araceae [Tropical America]
Bell Apple, Passiflora
laurifolia L., Yellow
Granadilla, Maracuja, Passifloraceae
[NE. S.
Amer.-Antilles]
Bertholletia
excelsa Humb. &
Bonpl., Lecythidaceae, Brazil Nut, Paranut, Nuez de Para,
Castanha do Para, Paranuss [Tropical S. America]
Bija, Bixa ovellana L., Bixaceae [Brazil-E. Peru]
Bijao , Calathea
allouia (Aubl.) Lindl., Marantaceae, Lairen, Macu, Chufle, Cocurito,
Topi-Tambo [Colombia-Cent.
America]
Biriba,
Rollinia deliciosa Saff.
Biriba, Rollinia
deliciosa Saff., Annonaceae [North Brazil]
Bixa ovellana L., Bixaceae, Anatto Tree, Achiote, Urucu, Rocouyer,
Bija, Onoto, Uruku , [Brazil-E. Peru]
Black
Mangrove, Avicennia
germinans L., Avicenniaceae
[Central America]
Black nightshade, Solanum nigrum
Black Sapote, Diospyros
ebenaster Retz., Black Zapote, Barbacoa, Ebano, Ebenaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Bledo, Amaranthus
hypochondricus
L., Amaranthaceae [Cent. America]
Boro-boro,
Moco-moco, Montrichardia
arborescens Schott
Boro-Boro, Montrichardia
arborescens Schott., Moco-Moco, Araceae [Venezuela-Amazonas]
Bothriochloa
pertusa (L.) Camus, Colosuana, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Caribbean]
Bottle Gourd, Lagenaria
siceraria (Mol.) Standl, Tecomate, Calabaza, Cucurbitaceae [Africa]
Brachiaria
mutica (Forsk) Stapf, Brazil Pasture Grass, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Brazil]
Brazil
Nut, Paranut, Bertholletia
excelsa Humb. &
Bonpl., Lecythidaceae [Tropical S. America]
Brazil Pasture Grass, Brachiaria mutica (Forsk) Stapf, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Brazil]
Brazilian Lucerne, Stylosanthes
guianensis (Aubl.) Sw., Mimosoideae [Brazil-Guyana]
Breadnut, Brosimum
alicastrum Swartz., Ramon, Ujushte, Ojoche, Apompo, Moraceae [Ecuador-Mexico]
Brechwurz Cephaelis ipecacuana (Brot.) Rich, Rubiaceae [Brazil-E. Bolivia]
Brosimum
alicastrum Swartz., Breadnut, Ramon, Ujushte, Ojoche, Apompo,
Moraceae [Ecuador-Mexico]
Brosimum
galactodendron HBK., Milk Tree, Avicuri, Sande, Arbol de
Leche, Moraceae [Venezuela]
Buffalo
Gourd Chilicote
Cucurbita foetidissima H.B.K., Cucurbitaceae [N. Mexico-SW USA]
Buffalo Gourd, Cucurbita
foetidissima H.B.K., Chilicote, Cucurbitaceae [Neotropics]
Buffel Grass, Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Buffel Grass, Cenchrus
ciliaris L., Graminaeae (Poaceae), [N. America]
Bullock’s Heart, Annona purpurea L., Custard Apple, Anona Colorada, Toreta, Soncoya, Annonaceae [Central
Ajerica]
Bullock’s Heart, Annona
reticulata L., Sweetsop, Corazon de Buey, Cachimantier,
Anona Corazon, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Buriti, Mauritia flexuosa L., Palmae [Orinoco-Amazonas]
Butter Bean, Phaseolus lunatus L., Leguminosae [N. & S. America]
Butternut, Caryocar nuciferum L., , Caryocaraceae [N. So. America]
Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) HBK., Nance, Murici, Moureiller, Chaparro, Malpighiaceae [South-Central America]
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Caá, Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil., Aquifoliaceae [Cent. So. America]
Cabeludinha, Eugenia
tomentosa Camb., Myrtaceae [Brazil]
Cabuya
, Agave cabuya
Trel.
Cabuya, Fourcraea cabuya Trel., Agavaceae [Colombia]
Cacahuete, Arachis hypogea L., Leguminosae [S. America]
Cacao
(high altitude), Theobroma
cirmolinae Cuatr.,
Stercullaceae [Colombia]
Cacao (wild), Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl., Stercullaceae [Costa Rica-Amazonas]
Cacao (wild), Theobroma grandiflorum Willd., Stercullaceae [Amazonas]
Cacao (wild), Theobroma microcarpum
Mart., Stercullaceae [Amazonas-Colombia]
Cacao (wild), Theobroma speciosum
Willd., Stercullaceae [E- Bolivia-Peru]
Cacao (wild), Theobroma subincanum Mart., Stercullaceae [Amazonas-Peru]
Cacao Cimmaron, Theobroma angustifolia DC, Stercullaceae [Mexico-Cent. America]
Cacao
de Mico, Theobroma
simiarum Don., Stercullaceae [Costa Rica]
Cacao
Rana, Theobroma
bernouilli Pittier,
Stercullaceae [Costa Rica-Panama]
Cacao,
Theobroma cacao L., Stercullaceae [Mexico-N. So. America]
Cacaotier, Theobroma cacao L., Stercullaceae [Mexico-N. So. America]
Cacara, Pachyrrhizus tuberosus (Lam.) Sprengel, Leguminosae [Upper Amazonas]
Cacay, Caryodendron orinocense Karst, Euphorbiaceae [Orinoco area]
Cachimantier, Annona
reticulata L., Sweetsop, Bullock’s Heart, Corazon de
Buey, Anona Corazon, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Cachimen, Rollinia multiflora DC., Annonaceae [Venezuela]
Cactus (spineless), Nopalea
cochenillifera (L.)
Salm., Cochineal Cactus, Cactaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Cagaiteira, Eugenia
brasiliensis Lam., Pitomba, Myrtaceae [Brazil]
Cagalera, Ximenia
americana L., Mountain Plum, Manzanilla, Manzana del
Diabolo, Myrtaceae [Central America]
Caiauhé, Elaeis oleifera H.B.K.,
Palmae [Amazonas-Cent.
America]
Caihua, Cylanthera
pedata (L.) Schrad., Pepino Hueco, Achokcha, Cucurbitaceae [Bolivia-Peru]
Caimaron, Pourouma spp., Uvilla, Imauba do Vinho, Guarmo, Moraceae [East Peru-Brazil]
Caimitier, Chrysophyllum
cainito L., Calmito, Calmo Starappel, Caimo Morado, Sapotaceae [Central America]
Caimo Morado, Chrysophyllum
cainito L., Calmito, Calmo Starappel, Caimitier, Sapotaceae [Central America]
Caimo, Pouteria
caimito (Ruiz &
Pavon) Radlk., Lucuma, Abiu, Sapotaceae [Colombia-Brazil]
Cajazeiro, Spondias
purpurea L., Red-Mombiu, Jacote, Imbuzeiro, Mombin
Rouge, Anacardiaceae [Central America]
Caju Gigante, Anacardium
giganteum Hancock, Wild Cashew, Caju-Assu, Anacardiaceae [Amazonas]
Caju-Assu, Anacardium
giganteum Hancock, Wild Cashew, Caju Gigante, Anacardiaceae [Amazonas]
Cajuba, Sicana
odorifera Naudin, Secana, Pavi, Melon de Olor, Cojombro, Cucurbitaceae [Cent. America-Bolivia]
Calabash
Tree, Calabacero, Tecomate, Crescentia cujete L., Bignoniaceae [Cent. America-N. So. Amer.]
Calabassier, Crescentia cujete L., Bignoniaceae [Cent. America-N. So. Amer.]
Calabaza, Lagenaria
siceraria (Mol.) Standl, Bottle Gourd, Tecomate, Cucurbitaceae [Africa]
Calabracero, Crescentia cujete L., Bignoniaceae [Cent. America-N. So. Amer.]
Calaku, Xanthosoma
sagittifolium L. (Schott), Araceae [Tropical America]
Calambrena, Coccoloba
venenosa., Polygonaceae [Caribbean]
Calathea allouia
(Aubl.) Lindl., Marantaceae, Lairen, Macu, Chufle, Bijao, Cocurito,
Topi-Tambo [Colombia-Cent.
America]
Calmito, Chrysophyllum
cainito L., Calmo Starappel, Caimo Morado, Caimitier,
Sapotaceae [Central America]
Calmo Starappel, Chrysophyllum
cainito L., Calmito, Caimo Morado, Caimitier, Sapotaceae [Central America]
Calocarpum
mammosum Pierre., Mamey Sapote, Mamey, Sapotaceae [Guatemala]
Calocarpum
sapota (Jaq.) Merr., Mamey Sapote, Mamey, Sapotaceae [Guatemala]
Calopo,
Calopogonium coeruleum Benth.
Calopo, Calopogonium
coeruleum Benth., Perennial Legume, Leguminosae [Brazil]
Calopogonium
coeruleum Benth., Perennial Legume, Calopo, Leguminosae [Brazil]
Camboim, Myrciaria
cauliflora (DC.) Berg, Yba-Puru, Jabuticaba, Myrtaceae [Brazil-N. Argentina]
Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC., Leguminosae, Jack Bean, Pois Sabre, Frijol del Burro [South Mexico]
Canavalia
gladiata (Jacq.) DC., Leguminosae, Sword Bean, Poroto Sable, haricot Sabre [Tropical Asia]
Canavalia
maritima (Aubl.) Thouars, Leguminosae, Maratime Bean [Caribbean-Cent. America]
Canavalia
plagiosperma Piper, Leguminosae, Giant Bean, Poroto Gigante, Riesenbohne [SW Ecuador]
Canistel, Pouteria
campechiana (HBK) Bachni., Zapotilla, Sapotaceae [S. Mexico-Cent. Amer.]
Canna edulis Kdr, Cannaceae, Purple Arrowroot, Achira, Capacho, Marant,
Imocona, Toloman [Cent. S. America]
Cantala, Agave cantala Roxb., Agavaceae [W. Mexico]
Caoba,
Swietenia macrophylla
Jaq.
Caoba, Swietenia
macrophylla Jaq., Mahogany, Acajou, Mahoni, Meliaceae [S. Florida-Cuba]
Capacho, Canna edulis
Kdr, Cannaceae [Cent. S. America]
Cape Gooseberry, Physalis peruviana L., Capuli, Uchuva, Aguaymanto, Solanaceae [South America]
Capsicum buforum Hunz,
Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [SE. Brazil]
Capsicum
campylopodium Sendt, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Brazil]
Capsicum cardenasii
Heis. & Smith, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [La Paz, Bolivia]
Capsicum
chacoense Hunz., Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [NW Argentina-Paraguay]
Capsicum
ciliatum (HBK) Kuntze, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Ecuador-Colombia]
Capsicum coccineum Rusby, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [N. So. America]
Capsicum cornutum Hieron., Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Brazil]
Capsicum dimorphum Miers, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Ecuador-Colombia]
Capsicum dusenii Bitter, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [NW. So. America]
Capsicum eximium Hunz, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Bolivia-NW. Argentina]
Capsicum flexuosum, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Paraguay-E.
Argentina]
Capsicum galapagensis Heis. & Smith, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Galapagos Is.]
Capsicum hookerianum Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Ecuador]
Capsicum mirabile Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [NW. So. America]
Capsicum parvifolium Sendt., Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Brazil]
Capsicum praetermissum Heis. & Smith, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Belo Horiz., Brazil]
Capsicum schotteanum Sendt., Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Argentina-S. Brazil]
Capsicum scolnikianum Hunz., Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [NW. Peru]
Capsicum tovari Esb. & Smith, Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Cent. Peru]
Capsicum villosum Sendt., Solanaceae, Wild Pepper [Brazil]
Capuli, Physalis
peruviana L., Cape Gooseberry, Uchuva, Aguaymanto, Solanaceae [South
America]
Carandaay, Copernicia australis Becc., Palmae [Paraguay]
Carica angusti Harms., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae [NW. South
America]
Carica angusti Harms., Wild Papaya, Caricaceae [NW. South
America]
Carica candicans A. Gray., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae [NW. South
America]
Carica
cauliflora Jacq., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[NW. South America]
Carica
chrysopetala Heilb., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Carica
glandulosa Pavon., Wild Papaya, Caricaceae
[NW. South America]
Carica goudotiana Solms., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae [NW. South
America]
Carica
horovitziana Badillo, Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[NW. South America]
Carica microcarpa
Jacq., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[NW. South America]
Carica monoica
Desf., Monoecious Papaya, Caricaceae [Bolivia-Colombia]
Carica
omnilingua Badillo, Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[NW. South America]
Carica papaya L., Pawpaw, Papaya, Lechosa, Mamon, Olocoton, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Carica
parviflora A.D.C., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[Ecuador-Peru]
Carica pentagona
Heilb., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[Ecuador]
Carica pubescens
Lenne & Koch, Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[Panama-Bolivia]
Carica pulchra Badillo, Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[NW. South America]
Carica
pyriformis Willd., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[Peru]
Carica
quercifolia, Papaya (wild), Naracatia, Mamon Silvestre, Caricaceae [Argeintina-Brazil]
Carica
sphaerocarpa, Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[NW. South America]
Carica sprucei Badillo, Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[NW. South America]
Carica stipulata
Badillo, Papaya (wild), Caricaceae
[Ecuador]
Carica weberbaueri Harms., Papaya (wild), Caricaceae [NW. South
America]
Caruto, Genipa
americana L., Genipap, Nandipá, Jagua, Rubiaceae [Neotropics]
Caryocar
brasiliensis Camb., Caryocaraceae, Piqui Brava [Central. So. America]
Caryocar nuciferum L., , Caryocaraceae, Butternut, Nuez Souari, Almendra [N. So. America]
Caryocar spp.
Caryocar villosum (Aubl.) Pers., Caryocaraceae, Pequia [Brazil]
Caryodendron
orinocense
Karst, Euphorbiaceae,
Orinoco Nut, Palo de Nuez, Taque, Cacay, Inchi
Cascarilla, Chinchona
officinalis L., Rubiaceae [E. Andes-Cent America]
Cashew, Anacardium spp.
Casimiroa edulis
Llave & Lex., White Sapote, Rutaceae [Central America]
Cassava--Wild Brazil, Manihot catingae Ule, Euphorbiaceae [Brazil]
Cassava--Wild Brazil, Manihot dichotoma Ule, Euphorbiaceae [Brazil]
Cassava--Wild Brazil, Manihot glazovii,Muell. Arg., Euphorbiaceae [Brazil]
Cassava--Wild Brazil, Manihot tripartita (Sprengel) Muell.
Arg.,Euphorbiaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Cassava--Wild Cent. Amer., Manihot
aesculifolia (H.B.K.) Pohl, Euphorbiaceae [Cent. America-Mexico]
Cassava--Wild Colombia, Manihot carthaginensis (Jacq.) Muller Arg., Euphorbiaceae [N. So. America]
Cassava--Wild Orinoco, Manihot orinocensis Croizat, Euphorbiaceae [Orinoco Area]
Cassava--Wild Paraguay , Manihot guaranitica Chodat & Hassler, Euphorbiaceae [Paraguay]
Cassava--Wild S. Amer, Manihot filamentosa Pittier, Euphorbiaceae [N. So. America]
Cassava--Wild Venezuela, Manihot surinamensis Rog & App., Euphorbiaceae [N. So. America]
Castanha do Para, Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl., Lecythidaceae [Tropical S. America]
Castilla
elastica Cerv., Moraceae, Ule-rubber Tree, Palo de Hule, Caucho [Mexico-Panama]
Caualla, Maranta
arundinacea L., Marantaceae [Brazil-Venezuela]
Caucho,
Castilla elastica Cerv., Moraceae [Mexico-Panama]
Caucho, Hevea brasiliensis (H.B.K.) Muell.-Aarg., Euphorbiaceae [NW. Brazil]
Cayote, Cucurbita
ficifolia Bouché, Malabar Gourd, Chilacayote, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
Cayotle, Sechium
edule (Jacq.) Swartz, Chayote, Christophin, Chocho, Xuxu, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn., Bombacaceae, Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok, Arbre a
Boutre, Ceibo, Pochote [Cent. America]
Ceibo, Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn., Bombacaceae [Cent. America]
Cenchrus ciliaris L., Buffel Grass, Graminaeae (Poaceae), [N. America]
Centrosema acutifolium L., Vichada, Pasture Crop (American), Leguminosae [South
Brazil]
Centrosema pubescens Benth., Bejuqillo, Pasture Crop (American), Leguminosae [South
Brazil]
Cephaelis ipecacuana (Brot.) Rich, Rubiaceae, Ipacac, Golden Root, Raicilla,
Brechwurz [Brazil-E. Bolivia]
Ceroxylon andicola Humb. & Bonpl., Palmae, Wax Palm [Colombia]
Chaguita, Phasoelus
flavescens Piper, Leguminosae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Chamborete, Phaseolus coccineus L., Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Chanbira, Astrocaryum vulgare Mart, Palmae [N. So. America]
Chaparro, Byrsonima
crassifolia (L.) HBK., Nance, Murici, Moureiller, Malpighiaceae [South-Central America]
Chaquilla, Amaranthus
caudatus L., Amaranthaceae [Peru-Argentina]
Chaquillon, Amaranthus
mantegazzianus
Pass., Amaranthaceae [N. Argentina]
Chaucha, Solanum chaucha Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae [Ecuador-Bolivia]
Chayote,
Sechium edule (Jacq.)
Swartz
Chayote, Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz, Christophin, Chocho, Cayotle, Xuxu, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
Chenopodium nuttaliae Stafford, Chenopodiaceae, Huauzontle, Quelite, Chia, Huah-Zontli [East N. America]
Chenopodium pallidicaule Aellen, Chenopodiaceae, Kanigua, Kanahua [Peru-Bolivia]
Chenopodium
quinoa Willd., Chenopodiaceae, Quinoa, Reismelde [Ecuador-Bolivia]
Cherimoya, Annona
cherimola Mill., Custard Apple, Annonaceae [Colombia-Peru Highlands]
Cherry Tomato, Lycopersicon cerasiforme, Weed Tomato, Solanaceae [Peru]
Cherry-like Fruit, Vitex cymosa, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Cherry-like Fruit, Vitex divaricata, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Cherry-like Fruit, Vitex gigantea, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Cherry-like Fruit, Vitex pseudoolea, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Cherry-like Fruit, Vitex triflora
Vahl, Taruma, Aceituno del Monte, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Chestnut of America, Pachira aquatica
Aubl., Bombacaceae [Central America]
Chestnut, Pachira spp.
Chia, Chenopodium
nuttaliae Stafford, Chenopodiaceae [East N. America]
Chia,
Salvia hispanica
Chichi, Matisia
cordata H.B.K., Chupa-chupa, Zapote del Monte, Bombacaceae [Panama-Brazil]
Chicle
substitute, Manikara
bidentata A.DC.,
Sapotaceae [Trinidad]
Chicle Tree, Manikara
achras (Mill.) Fosberg., Sapotaceae [Central America-SE. Mexico]
Chicozapote, Manikara
chicle (Pitt.) Giley., Sapotaceae [South Mexico]
Chilacayote, Cucurbita
ficifolia Bouché, Malabar Gourd, Cayote, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
Chile peppers, Capsicum spp
Chilean Strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Miller, Frutilla, Fresa, Frutilla Salvaje, Rosaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Chilicote, Cucurbita
foetidissima H.B.K., Buffalo Gourd, Cucurbitaceae [N. Mexico-SW USA]
Chinchona
officinalis L., Rubiaceae, Yellow Bark, Cinchona, Quinquina,
Cascarilla [E. Andes-Cent
America]
Chocho, Lupinus
mutabilis Sweet, Leguminosae [S. America]
Chocho, Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz, Chayote, Christophin, Cayotle, Xuxu, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
Chontadura, Bactris grasipaes H.B.K., Palmae [Cent.-So. America]
Christophin, Sechium edule
(Jacq.) Swartz, Chayote, Chocho, Cayotle, Xuxu, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
Chrysophyllum
cainito L., Calmito, Calmo Starappel, Caimo Morado,
Caimitier, Sapotaceae [Central America]
Chuchute, Maranta
arundinacea L., Marantaceae [Brazil-Venezuela]
Chufle, Calathea
allouia (Aubl.) Lindl., Marantaceae, Lairen, Macu, Bijao, Cocurito, Topi-Tambo
[Colombia-Cent.
America]
Chupa-Chupa, Matisia
cordata H.B.K., Chichi, Zapote del Monte, Bombacaceae [Panama-Brazil]
Chuvi, Phaseolus
lunatus L., Leguminosae [N. & S. America]
Cinchona, Chinchona
officinalis L., Rubiaceae [E. Andes-Cent America]
Cirulea del Monte, Spondias
mombin L., Golden Mombin, Hog Plum, Jobo, Marapa, Anacardiaceae [Mexico-Paraguay]
Coca
(Colombian) , Erythroxylon novogratense (Morris) Hieronymus, Erythroxilacea [NW. So. America]
Coca,
Erythroxylon
coca Lamarck, Erythroxilaceae [N. Argentina-Ecuador]
Coca,
Erythroxylon spp
Coccoloba
uvifera (L.) Jacq.,
Sea Grape, Uvero de Playa, Uvero, Polygonaceae [Neotropics]
Coccoloba
venenosa., Calambrena, Polygonaceae [Caribbean]
Cochineal Cactus (spineless), Nopalea
cochenillifera (L.)
Salm., Spineless Cactus, Cactaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Cochineal
plant, Nopalea
cochenillifera (L.) Salm.
Coco
de Mono, Lecythis
elliptica H.B.K.,
Lecythidaceae [Amazonas]
Coco
Paraguayo, Acrocomia totai
Mart., Palmae [Cent. S. America]
Cocoa, Theobroma cacao L., Stercullaceae [Mexico-N. So. America]
Cocona, Solanum topiro
Humb. & Bonpl., Orinoco Apple, Topiro, Tupiru, Solanaceae [Upper Orinoco]
Cocoyam, Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. (Schott), Araceae [Tropical
America]
Cocurito, Calathea
allouia (Aubl.) Lindl., Marantaceae, Lairen, Macu, Chufle, Bijao, Topi-Tambo [Colombia-Cent. America]
Cojombro, Sicana
odorifera Naudin, Secana, Pavi, Melon de Olor, Cajuba, Cucurbitaceae [Cent. America-Bolivia]
Colombian
Coca , Erythroxylon novogratense (Morris) Hieronymus, Erythroxilacea [NW. So. America]
Colosuana, Bothriochloa
pertusa (L.) Camus, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Caribbean]
Colubrina
reclinata (Herit.) Brongn., Rhamnaceae, Snake Bark, Maubi, Mambee [Caribbean Is.]
Copal,
Protium copal
Copernicia
australis Becc.,
Palmae, Carandaay [Paraguay]
Copernicia
cerifera (Arr.) Mart.,
Palmae, Wax Palm [NE. Brazil]
Copernicia
prunifera (Miller) Moore,
Palmae, Wax Palm [Cent. S. America]
Corazon de Buey, Annona
reticulata L., Sweetsop, Bullock’s Heart, Cachimantier,
Anona Corazon, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Coroboro, Hymenaea
courbaril L., Guanipol, Jatobá, Mimosoideae [Mexico-Caribbean-Peru]
Corossol, Annona
Muricata L., Soursop, Guabana, Guanabana, Jacá de Pará,
Annonaceae [Brazil-Antilles]
Corozo
Coquito, Elaeis oleifera
H.B.K., Palmae
[Amazonas-Cent. America]
Corozo, Orbignya martiana Barb.-Rodr., Palmae [SE Mexico-Costa Rica]
Coruba,
Orbignya martiana
Barb.-Rodr., Palmae [SE Mexico-Costa Rica]
Cosmos, Cosmos spp., etc
Cotopris, Talisia
olivaeformis Radlk., Yellow Genip, Sapindaceae [North S.
America]
Cotton, Gossypium spp (diploid)
Couma macrocarpa(Mart.) Barb.-Rodr., Latex, Timber, Apocynaceae [Panama]
Couma utilis (Mart.) Müller, Cow Tree, Vacanosca, Sorveira, Guaimaro
Macho, Apocynaceae [Amazonas]
Courge, Cucurbita
maxima Duch., Winter Squash, Zapallo, Zipinka, Cucurbitaceae [Argentina-Uruguay]
Cow Tree, Couma utilis (Mart.) Müller, Vacanosca, Sorveira, Guaimaro Macho, Apocynaceae [Amazonas]
Cow
tree, Macho, Couma utilis
(Mart.) Müller
Coyo, Persea
schiedeana Nees., Aguacatillo, Yas, Lauraceae [Central America]
Crescentia alata HBK, Bignoniaceae, Tecomate, Jicaro, Morro, Guacal [Baja Calif-W. Costa Rica]
Crescentia cujete L., Bignoniaceae, Calabash Tree, Calabassier, Calabracero,
Totumo, Cuia, Otumo [Cent. America-N. So. Amer.]
Crookneck, Cucurbita
moschata Duch. ex Poir., Pumpkin, Ahuyama, Anco, Joko, Cucurbitaceae [Neotropics]
Cubace, Phaseolus lunatus L., Leguminosae [N. & S. America]
Cucurbita
ficifolia Bouché, Malabar Gourd, Cayote, Chilacayote, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
Cucurbita
foetidissima H.B.K., Chilicote, Buffalo Gourd, Cucurbitaceae [N. Mexico-SW USA]
Cucurbita
lundelliana Bailey, Peten Gourd, Cucurbitaceae [Guatemala-Mexico]
Cucurbita maxima
Duch., Winter Squash, Zapallo, Courge, Zipinka, Cucurbitaceae [Argentina-Uruguay]
Cucurbita mixta Pang., Silverseed Gourd, Cushaw, Ayote, Cucurbitaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Cucurbita
moschata Duch. ex Poir., Pumpkin, Crookneck, Ahuyama, Anco, Joko, Cucurbitaceae [Neotropics]
Cucurbita pepo L., Summer Pumpkin, Summer Squash, Marrow, Cucurbitaceae [Mexico]
Cuia, Crescentia cujete L., Bignoniaceae [Cent. America-N. So. Amer.]
Cuiba, Oxalis tuberosa Mol., Oxalidaceae [Colombia]
Cumaru,
Dipterix
odorata (Aubl.) Walld., Leguminosae [Orinoco Area]
Cupu-assu , Theobroma grandiflorum Willd., Stercullaceae [Amazonas]
Curiy, Araucaria
angustifolia (Bertol Kuntze), Pnno del Parana, Pino, [Brazil]
Curua, Astrocaryum vulgare Mart, Palmae [N. So. America]
Curuba, Passiflora
ligularis Juss., Sweet Granadilla, Granadilla Dulce,
Parcha, Passifloraceae [Argentina-Mexico]
Curuba, Passiflora
mollissima (H.B.K.) Bailey, Banana Passionfruit, Tacso, Passifloraceae [Colombia Highlands]
Cushaw, Cucurbita
mixta Pang., Silverseed Gourd, Ayote, Cucurbitaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Cush-Cush, Dioscorea
trifida, Dioscoreaceae [S. & Cent. America]
Custard Apple, Annona cherimola Mill., Cherimoya, Annonaceae [Colombia-Peru
Highlands]
Custard Apple, Annona purpurea L., Anona Colorada, Bullock’s Heart, Toreta, Soncoya, Annonaceae [Central
Ajerica]
Cylanthera
pedata (L.) Schrad., Pepino Hueco, Caihua, Achokcha, Cucurbitaceae [Bolivia-Peru]
Cyphomandra
allophylla., Tree Tomato (wild),
Solanaceae [Panama]
Cyphomandra
betacea (Cav.) Sendt., Tree Tomato, Tamarillo, Tomatillo, Rosaceae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Cyphomandra
bolivarensis Steyermark., Tree Tomato (wild), Solanaceae [Guyana-Venezuela]
Cyphomandra
casana, Tree Tomato
(wild), Solanaceae [Ecuador]
Cyphomandra
diversifolia, Tree Tomato
(wild), Solanaceae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Cyphomandra
glabra, Tree Tomato
(wild), Solanaceae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Cyphomandra hartwegii (Miers) Dunal., Tree Tomato (wild), Solanaceae [Neotropics]
Cyphomandra
meridiensis, Tree Tomato
(wild), Solanaceae [Colombia-Venezuela]
<D-words>
Dahlia,
Dahlia spp.
Dendé, Elaeis oleifera H.B.K., Palmae [Amazonas-Cent. America]
Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth., Tick Clover, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Desmodium discolor Vogel, Perennial Pasture, Leguminosae [Argentina-Paraguay]
Desmodium ovalifolium Wall, Pasture Crop (American), Leguminosae [Colombia]
Desmodium tortuosum (SW.) DC., Beggar Weed, Mozoton, Leguminosae [So. America]
Desmodium
uncinatum (Jacq.) DC, Silverleaf Desmodium, Alfalfa del
Trópico, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Dioclea
guyanensis H.B.K., Violet Forage, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Dioscorea floribunda, Wild Yam, Dioscoreaceae, [Cent. America-Mexico]
Dioscorea hastata (Brazil), Dioscoreaceae [Cent. America]
Dioscorea mexicana, Wild Yam, Dioscoreaceae,
[Cent.
America-Mexico]
Dioscorea panamensis Knuth, Dioscoreaceae [Cent. America]
Dioscorea racemosa Klotsch & Uline, Dioscoreaceae [Cent. America]
Dioscorea
trifida, Dioscoreaceae, American Yam, Mapuey,
Cush-Cush, Yampi [S. & Cent. America]
Diospyros digyna
Jacq. Sapote, Ebenaceae [Neotropics]
Diospyros
ebenaster Retz., Black Zapote, Barbacoa, Black Sapote,
Ebano, Ebenaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Diospyros
inconstans Jacq., Sapote, Ebenaceae [Antilles]
Diospyros
virginiana L, Persimmon, Ebenaceae [SE. USA]
Dipterix odorata (Aubl.) Walld., Leguminosae, Tonka Tree, Cumaru [Orinoco Area]
Dwarf aloe, Agave angustifolia Haw.
<E-words>
Ebano, Diospyros
ebenaster Retz., Black Zapote, Barbacoa, Black Sapote, Ebenaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Edible Berry, Talisia
esculenta Radlk., Sapindaceae [N. Argentina-Mexico]
Erdbirne, Helianthus
tuberosus L., Compositae [N. America]
Erdnuss, Arachis hypogea L., Leguminosae [S. America]
Erythroxylon
coca Lamarck, Erythroxilaceae, Ipadu, Coca [N. Argentina-Ecuador]
Erythroxylon
novogratense (Morris) Hieronymus, Erythroxilaceae Colombian Coca [NW. So. America
Eschweilera odorata Miers
Eschweilera odorata Miers., Lecythidaceae, Wild Tree Seed [N. So. America]
Escomite, Phaseolus acutifolius, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Espavé, Anacardium
excelsum Skeels, Fish Poisoning,
Anacardiaceae [Panama]
Euchlena
mexicana Schrader, Teosinte, Mais Silvestre Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Central America]
Eugenia
brasiliensis Lam., Cagaiteira, Pitomba, Myrtaceae [Brazil]
Eugenia dombeyi Spreng.,
Grumichana, Myrtaceae [Neotropics]
Eugenia dombeyi Spreng.,
Grumichana, Myrtaceae [Neotropics]
Eugenia
myrcianthes Nied.,
Iba-Jayi, Myrtaceae [South Brazil]
Eugenia pungens Berg, Guayabo, Mato, Guabiju, Myrtaceae [S. Brazil-Paraguay]
Eugenia
tomentosa Camb., Cabeludinha, Myrtaceae [Brazil]
Eugenia uniflora
L.,
Pitanga, Myrtaceae [Neotropics]
Euterpe edulis Mart., Palmae, Assai, Manicola, Palmito [S. Brazil-N. Argentina]
Euterpe oleracea Mart., Palmae, Gissard, Pinot, Nanac [Tropical S. America]
<F-words>
Faux Poivrier, Spondias molle L., Peruvian Pepper Tree, Arbol de Pimienta,
Aguaribay, Molle, Anacardiaceae
[Neotropics]
Feijoa, Acca sellowiana (Berg) Burket
Feijoa, Acca
sellowiana (Berg) Burret., Guayabo, Gobeira, Myrtaceae [South
Brazil]
Feuerbohne, Phaseolus coccineus L., Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Fevillea
cordifolia L., Cucurbitaceae, Abilla, Abiria, [Amazonia-Cent. Amer]
Fish Poisoning, Espavé, Anacardium excelsum Skeels, Anacardiaceae [Panama]
Florigraze, Arachis glabrata Benth., Leguminosae [S. America]
Forage (cold tolerant), Leucaena pulverulenta (Schlecht.) Benth., Mimosoideae [35 deg. Lat. America]
Forage (drought tolerant), Leucaena macrophylla Benth., Mimosoideae [Mexico Lowlands]
Forage (nitrifying), Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit., Mimosoideae [Central America]
Forage (violet), Dioclea
guyanensis H.B.K., Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Forage Crop (American), Leucaena diversifolia (Schlecht.) Benth., Mimosoideae [Cent. America-Mexico]
Forage Crop (American), Leucaena
esculenta (Moc. & Sesse) Benth., Mimosoideae [Mexico Highlands]
Forage Crop (American), Leucaena glauca (L. Benth.), Pods edible, Mimosoideae [Central America]
Forage Crop (American), Macroptilium spp., Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Forage Crop (American), Stylosanthes angustifolia Vog., Mimosoideae [Venezuela]
Forage Crop (American), Stylosanthes capitata Vog., Mimosoideae [Venezuela]
Forage Crop (American), Stylosanthes humata Taub, Mimosoideae [Caribbean-Brazil]
Forage Crop (American), Stylosanthes humilis, Mimosoideae [Caribbean-Brazil]
Forage Crop (American), Zormia
brasiliensis, Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Forage Crop (American), Zormia diphylla (L.) Pers., Barba del Burro, Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Forage Crop (American), Zormia glabra, Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Forage Crop (American), Zormia
latifolia, Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Forage Grass (American), Panicum
bulbosum H.B.K., Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Mexico-Argentina]
Forage Grass (American), Panicum
elephantipes Nees, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Brazil]
Forage Grass (American), Panicum glutinosum Swar, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Neotropics]
Forage Grass (American), Panicum virgat, Graminaeae
(Poaceae) [North & Cent. America]
Fourcraea cabuya Trel., Agavaceae, Cabuya, Pia Floja [Colombia]
Fourcraea gigantea Vent., Agavaceae, Mauritius Hemp [Amazonas]
Fourcraea quicheensis Trel., Agavaceae, Local Agave [Peru-Guatemala]
Fragaria
chiloensis (L.) Miller, Chilean Strawberry, Frutilla, Fresa,
Frutilla Salvaje, Rosaceae
[Ecuador-Chile]
Fresa, Fragaria
chiloensis (L.) Miller, Chilean Strawberry, Frutilla, Frutilla
Salvaje, Rosaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Frijol
de Colima, Phaseolus acutifolius, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Frijol
del Burro, Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.,
Leguminosae [South Mexico]
Fruit (wild American), Anacardium humile St. Hil., Anacardiaceae [Brazil]
Fruit (wild American), Anacardium pumilum St. Hill, Anacardiaceae [Cent. Brazil]
Fruit (wild American), Inga cinnamonea Benth., Mimosoideae [Amazonas]
Fruit (wild American), Inga nobilis Wild., Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Fruit (wild American), Manikara
bidentata A.D.C., Balata, Gutta, Sapotaceae [Amazonas-Trinidad]
Fruit (wild American), Pachira insignis
Sav., Bombacaceae [Trinidad-Venezuela]
Fruit (wild American), Pachira macrocarpa
Walp, Bombacaceae [Mexico-Costa Rica]
Fruit (wild American), Pouteria ucuqui Pires & Schultes, Sapotaceae [Colombia]
Fruit (wild American), Psychotria spp.,
Rubiaceae [Panama-Bolovia]
Fruit (wild American), Spondias venulosa Mart., Anacardiaceae [Venezuela-NE. Brazil]
Fruit Palm, Oenocarpus mapora Karst., Palmae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Frutilla Salvaje, Fragaria
chiloensis (L.) Miller, Chilean Strawberry, Frutilla, Fresa, Rosaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Frutilla, Fragaria
chiloensis (L.) Miller, Chilean Strawberry, Fresa, Frutilla
Salvaje, Rosaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Fuchsschwanz, Amaranthus
cruentus L., Amaranthaceae [Cent. America]
<G-words>
Gautli, Amaranthus
hypochondricus
L., Amaranthaceae [Cent. America]
Gautli,
Haautl, Amaranthus spp.
Genip
tree, Melicocca bijuga
L.
Genip Tree, Melicocca
bijuga L., Mamon, Sapindaceae [Central America-Paraguay]
Genipa americana
L., Genipap, Nandipá, Jagua, Caruto, Rubiaceae [Neotropics]
Genipap, Genipa
americana L., Nandipá, Jagua, Caruto, Rubiaceae [Neotropics]
Genipap, Genipa americana L.,
Psychotria spp
Giant Bean, Canavalia
plagiosperma Piper, Leguminosae [SW Ecuador]
Giant Granadilla, Passiflora
quadrangularis L., Badea, Parcha, Maracuja Grande,
Barbadine, Passifloraceae [South America]
Gigante,
Agave gigantea Vent.
Girasol, Helianthus annuus L., Compositae [Cent. N. America]
Gissard, Euterpe oleracea Mart., Palmae, Pinot, Nanac [Tropical S. America]
Gobeira, Acca
sellowiana (Berg) Burret., Feijoa, Guayabo, Myrtaceae [South Brazil]
Golden Mombin, Spondias
mombin L., Hog Plum, Jobo, Cirulea del Monte, Marapa,
Anacardiaceae [Mexico-Paraguay]
Golden Root, Raicilla, Cephaelis ipecacuana (Brot.) Rich, Rubiaceae [Brazil-E.
Bolivia]
Goosefoot, Chenopodium spp.
Goyavier, Psidium
guajava., Guava, Guayaba,
Guave, Myrtaceae [Neotropics]
Granadilla del Monte, Passiflora
vitifolia H.B.K., Guate, Tumbo, Passifloraceae [Peru-Nicaragua]
Granadilla Dulce, Passiflora
ligularis Juss., Sweet Granadilla, Curuba, Parcha, Passifloraceae [Argentina-Mexico]
Granadilla Morada, Passiflora
edulis Sims, Passion Fruit, Granadilla, Maracuja, Passifloraceae [South Brazil]
Granadilla, Passiflora
edulis Sims, Passion Fruit, Maracuja, Granadilla
Morada, Passifloraceae [South Brazil]
Grass Pea, Almorta, Lathyrus spp.
Grumichana, Eugenia
dombeyi Spreng., Myrtaceae [Neotropics]
Guabana, Annona
Muricata L., Soursop, Guanabana, Jacá de Pará,
Corossol, Annonaceae [Brazil-Antilles]
Guabiju, Eugenia
pungens Berg, Guayabo, Mato, Myrtaceae [S. Brazil-Paraguay]
Guabillo, Aliberta
edulis Rich., Trompillo, Madroño, Rubiaceae [Mexico-Amazonas]
Guabo Real, Inga
spectabilis (Vahl) Wild., Mimosoideae [Tropical S. America-Costa Rica]
Guacal,
Crescentia alata HBK, Bignoniaceae [Baja Calif-W. Costa Rica]
Guadua
angustifolia Kunth, Tacuara, Tacuarazu, Bamboo, Bambusoideae [Neotropics]
Guaimaro Macho, Couma utilis (Mart.) Müller, Cow Tree, Vacanosca, Sorveira, Apocynaceae [Amazonas]
Guama, Inga feuille D.C., Pakay, Mimosoideae [East Peru]
Guama,
Inga spp.
Guanabana, Annona
muricata L., Soursop, Guabana, Jacá de Pará, Corossol, Annonaceae [Brazil-Antilles]
Guanipol,
Hymenaea courbaril L.
Guanipol, Hymenaea
courbaril L., Coroboro, Jatobá, Mimosoideae [Mexico-Caribbean-Peru]
Guarana, Paullinia spp., Sapindaceae [Cent. America-N. So. America]
Guarmo, Pourouma spp., Uvilla, Imauba do Vinho, Caimaron, Moraceae [East Peru-Brazil]
Guate, Passiflora
vitifolia H.B.K., Granadilla del Monte, Tumbo, Passifloraceae [Peru-Nicaragua]
Guatemala Grass, Tripsacum latifolium Nash
Guatemala Grass, Tripsacum latifolium Nash, Maydeae [Central America]
Guava, Psidium
guajava., Guayaba, Goyavier, Guave, Myrtaceae [Neotropics]
Guave, Psidium
guajava., Guava, Guayaba,
Goyavier, Myrtaceae [Neotropics]
Guayaba,
Psidium guajava, Psidium
spp.
Guayaba, Psidium
guajava., Guava,
Goyavier, Guave, Myrtaceae
[Neotropics]
Guayabo, Acca
sellowiana (Berg) Burret., Feijoa, Gobeira, Myrtaceae [South Brazil]
Guayabo, Eugenia
pungens Berg, Mato, Guabiju, Myrtaceae [S. Brazil-Paraguay]
Guayule,
Parthenium argentatum A.
Gray, Compositae [N. Mexico-S. Texas]
Guayusa,
Ilex
guayusa Loesner, Aquifoliaceae [Ecuador-Colombia]
Gustavia superba
H.B.K., Paco, Membrillo Macho, Tupu membrillo,
Kuna, Lecythridaceae [Colombia-Costa Rica]
Gutta, Manikara
bidentata A.D.C., Balata, Fruit (wild American), Sapotaceae [Amazonas-Trinidad]
Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) Beauv., Arrowleaf, Vara de Castilla, Lata, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Neotropics]
<H-words>
Haba
Lima, Phaseolus lunatus L., Leguminosae [N. & S. America]
Haricot Sabre, Canavalia
gladiata (Jacq.) DC., Leguminosae [Tropical Asia]
Helianthus annuus L., Compositae, Sunflower, Tournesol, Mirasol, Girasol,
Sonnenblume [Cent. N. America]
Helianthus tuberosus L., Compositae, Topinambur, Erdbirne, Jerusalem Artichoke
[N. America]
Hennequen, Sisal, Agave fourcroydes Lemaire, Agavaceae [Yucatan
Peninsula]
Hevea brasiliensis (H.B.K.) Muell.-Aarg., Euphorbiaceae, Para-rubber, Caucho, Hevea, Seringueira, Kautschuk [NW. Brazil]
Hog Plum, Spondias
mombin L., Golden Mombin, Jobo, Cirulea del Monte,
Marapa, Anacardiaceae [Mexico-Paraguay]
Horse tamarind, Leucaena spp
How-How, Passiflora
mooreana Hooker, Passifloraceae [Paraguay]
Huah-Zontli, Chenopodium nuttaliae Stafford, Chenopodiaceae [East N. America]
Huautl, Amaranthus
hypochondricus
L., Amaranthaceae [Cent. America]
Huauzontle, Chenopodium
nuttaliae Stafford, Chenopodiaceae [East N. America]
Huisquelite, Amaranthus
quitensis H.B.K., Amaranthaceae [Ecuador]
Huitoto, Pachyrrhizus
ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi, Leguminosae [Peru-Bolivia]
Husk Tomato, Physalis philadelphica
Lam., Tomatillo, Mitomatic, Solanaceae [Guatemala-Honduras]
Hymenaea
courbaril L., Coroboro, Guanipol, Jatobá, Mimosoideae [Mexico-Caribbean-Peru]
<I-words>
Iba-Jayi, Eugenia
myrcianthes Nied., Myrtaceae [South Brazil]
Ibias, Oxalis
tuberosa Mol., Oxalidaceae [Colombia]
Icaua, Oenocarpus distichus Mart., Palmae [Amazonas]
Iguama, Pachyrrhizus
erosus (L.) Urban, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Ilex argentina Lillo, Aquifoliaceae, Timber tree [N. Argentina-So. Bolivia]
Ilex brevicuspis Reisseck, Aquifoliaceae, Mate substitute [Paraguay-N. Argentina]
Ilex dumosa Reisseck, Aquifoliaceae, Kaa-Chiri [Brazil-Paraguay]
Ilex guayusa Loesner, Aquifoliaceae, Guayusa [Ecuador-Colombia]
Ilex
paraguariensis St. Hil.,
Aquifoliaceae, Paraguay Tea, Yerba Mate, Caá [Cent. So. America]
Imauba do Vinho, Pourouma spp., Uvilla, Guarmo, Caimaron, Moraceae [East Peru-Brazil]
Imbu, Spondias
tuberosa Aruda, Umbuzeiro, Anacardiaceae [NE. Brazil]
Imbuzeiro, Spondias
purpurea L., Red-Mombiu, Jacote, Cajazeiro, Mombin
Rouge, Anacardiaceae [Central America]
Imocona, Canna edulis
Kdr, Cannaceae, [Cent. S. America]
Inchi, Caryodendron orinocense Karst, Euphorbiaceae [Orinoco area]
Inchis, Arachis hypogea L., Leguminosae [S. America]
Indian
Lupin, Lupinus mutabilis
Sweet, Leguminosae [S. America]
Indigo,
Indigofera suffruticosa
Inga cinnamonea Benth., Fruit (wild American), Mimosoideae [Amazonas]
Inga feuille D.C., Guama, Pakay, Mimosoideae [East Peru]
Inga nobilis Wild., Fruit (wild American), Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Inga spectabilis
(Vahl) Wild., Guabo Real, Mimosoideae [Tropical S. America-Costa Rica]
Ipacac, Cephaelis ipecacuana (Brot.) Rich, Rubiaceae [Brazil-E. Bolivia]
Ipadu, Erythroxylon
coca Lamarck, Erythroxilaceae [N. Argentina-Ecuador]
Isaño, Tropaeolum
tuberosum R.P., Tropaeolaceae [Peru]
Istle
Fibre, Agave lecheguilla
Torrey, Agavaceae [N. Mexico-Texas]
Ixcumite, Phaseolus coccineus L., Leguminosae [Cent. America]
<J-words>
Jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria L., Sapindaceae [N. & So. America]
Jaboncillo,
Simmondsia chinensis Schneider (Link)
Jabuticaba, Myrciaria
cauliflora (DC.) Berg, Yba-Puru, Camboim, Myrtaceae [Brazil-N. Argentina]
Jacá de Pará, Annona
Muricata L., Soursop, Guabana, Guanabana, Corossol, Annonaceae [Brazil-Antilles]
Jack Bean, Canavalia
ensiformis (L.) DC., Leguminosae [South Mexico]
Jacomico, Rheedia edulis
Planct et Triana, Limao do Matto, Guttiferae [Mexico-Colombia]
Jacote, Spondias
purpurea L., Red-Mombiu, Imbuzeiro, Cajazeiro, Mombin
Rouge, Anacardiaceae [Central America]
Jagua, Genipa
americana L., Genipap, Nandipá, Caruto, Rubiaceae [Neotropics]
Jagua, Genipap, Genipa americana L.,
Psychotria spp
Jatobá, Hymenaea
courbaril L., Coroboro, Guanipol, Mimosoideae [Mexico-Caribbean-Peru]
Jatropha curcas L., Euphorbiaceae, Physic Nut, Pinhao de Purga, Purgier Nuss
[Cent. S.
America]
Jerusalem Artichoke, Helianthus
tuberosus L., Compositae [N. America]
Jessenia batana (Mart.) Burr., Palmae, Batana, Seje, Pataua [Tropical S. America]
Jicama, Pachyrrhizus tuberosus (Lam.) Sprengel, Leguminosae [Upper Amazonas]
Jícama, Pachyrrizus erosus (L.) Urban
Jicaro, Crescentia alata HBK, Bignoniaceae [Baja Calif-W. Costa Rica]
Jobo, Spondias
mombin L., Golden Mombin, Hog Plum, Cirulea del
Monte, Marapa, Anacardiaceae
[Mexico-Paraguay]
Jocote,
Spondias purpurea L.
Joint Vetch, Aeschynomene
americana L., Pegapega, Yerba Rosada, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Jojoba,
Simmondsia chinensis
Schneider (Link),
Buxaceae [Mexico-SW USA]
Jojoba,
Virola sebifera Aubl.
Joko, Cucurbita
moschata Duch. ex Poir., Pumpkin, Crookneck, Ahuyama, Anco, Cucurbitaceae [Neotropics]
<K-words>
Kaa-Chiri, Ilex dumosa Reisseck, Aquifoliaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Kaahée, Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, Compositae [E. Paraguay]
Kaahée,
Sweet Paraguay Herb, Stevia
rebaudiana Bertoni
Kachum, Solanum
muricatum Alt., Melon Pear, Pepino Dulce, Solanaceae [Colombia-Bolivia]
Kanigua, Chenopodium
pallidicaule Aellen, Chenopodiaceae [Peru-Bolivia]
Kapok, Ceibo, Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn., Bombacaceae [Cent. America]
Karaguata-Ruhá, Ananas
bracteatus Rom. & Schult., Pineapple (wild), Bromeliaceae [Paraguay]
Kautschuk,
Hevea brasiliensis (H.B.K.)
Muell.-Aarg., Euphorbiaceae [NW. Brazil]
Kiwicha, Amaranthus
caudatus L., Amaranthaceae [Peru-Argentina]
Kuna, Gustavia
superba H.B.K., Paco, Membrillo Macho, Tupu membrillo, Lecythridaceae [Colombia-Costa Rica]
<L-words>
Lagenaria
siceraria (Mol.) Standl, Bottle Gourd, Tecomate, Calabaza, Cucurbitaceae [Africa]
Lairen., Calathea
allouia (Aubl.) Lindl., Marantaceae, , Macu, Chufle, Bijao, Cocurito,
Topi-Tambo [Colombia-Cent.
America]
Languncularia
racemosa Gaertn.,
White Mangrove, Mangle Blanco [Central America]
Lata, Gynerium
sagittatum (Aubl.) Beauv., Arrowleaf, Vara de Castilla, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Neotropics]
Latex, Couma
macrocarpa(Mart.)
Barb.-Rodr., Timber, Apocynaceae [Panama]
Latex, Pouteria ucuqui Pires & Schultes& Fruit (wild American), Sapotaceae [Colombia]
Lathyrus
latifolius L., Dryland Pasture, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Lathyrus macropus Hook. & Arn., Pasture Crop
(American), Leguminosae [Southern Andes]
Lathyrus pubescens Hook. & Arn., Pasture Crop
(American), Leguminosae [West. So. America]
Lechosa, Carica papaya L., Pawpaw, Papaya, Mamon, Olocoton, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Lecythis elliptica H.B.K., Lecythidaceae, Monkey Pot, Coco de Mono, Tocari, Marmite
de Singe, Affentopf [Amazonas]
Leucaena diversifolia (Schlecht.) Benth., Forage Crop
(American), Mimosoideae [Cent. America-Mexico]
Leucaena
esculenta (Moc. & Sesse) Benth., Forage Crop
(American), Mimosoideae [Mexico Highlands]
Leucaena glauca (L. Benth.), Forage Crop (American), Pods edible, Mimosoideae [Central
America]
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit., Nitrifying Forage, Mimosoideae [Central America]
Leucaena macrophylla Benth., Drought Tolerant Forage, Mimosoideae [Mexico
Lowlands]
Leucaena
pulverulenta (Schlecht.) Benth., Cold Tolerant Forage, Mimosoideae [35 deg. Lat. America]
Liane,
Monstera deliciosa
Liebm.
Liane,
Philodendron
bipinnatifidium Schott
Licania sclerophylla Mart, Chrysobalanaceae,
Oiticia Tree [Brazil]
Licuri, Syagrus coronata (Mart.) Becc., Palmae [E. Brazil]
Lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus L.
Lima
Bean, Phaseolus lunatus L., Leguminosae [N. & S. America]
Limao do Matto, Rheedia edulis
Planct et Triana, Jacomico, Guttiferae [Mexico-Colombia]
Llama, Annona
diversifolia Saff., Anona Blanca, Annonaceae [Mexico-Guatemala Lowlands]
Lucuma, Pouteria
caimito (Ruiz &
Pavon) Radlk., Abiu, Caimo, Sapotaceae [Colombia-Brazil]
Luffa Gourd, Luffa
operculata (L.) Cogn., Cucurbitaceae [Neotropics]
Luffa
Gourd, Luffa spp.
Luffa operculata
(L.) Cogn., Luffa Gourd, Cucurbitaceae [Neotropics]
Luki, Solanum juzepzukii Buk., Solanaceae [High Altitude W. S. America]
Luki,, Solanum curtilobum Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae [Peru-Argentina
Lulo, Solanum
quitoense Lam., Naranjilla, Quito Orange, Solanaceae [Colombia-Ecuador]
Lupine,
Lupinus mutabilis
Sweet
Lupinus
mutabilis Sweet, Leguminosae, Tawri, Chocho, Ullu, Tarhui, Pearl Lupin,
Indian Lupin [S. America]
Lycopersicon
cerasiforme, Weed Tomato,
Cherry Tomato, Solanaceae [Peru]
Lycopersicon
cheesmanii, Tomato (wild), Solanaceae [Galapagos Is.]
Lycopersicon
chilense, Tomato (wild), Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Lycopersicon esculentum
Miller, Tomato, Tomate,
Mexik, Tomatle, Solanaceae
[Cent. Amer.-North S. Amer]
Lycopersicon glandulosum, Tomato (wild), Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Lycopersicon hirsutum, Tomato (wild), Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Lycopersicon humboldtii, Tomato (wild) Solanaceae [Venezuela]
Lycopersicon minutum, Tomato (wild), Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Lycopersicon peruvianum, Tomato (wild), Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
<M-words>
Machari, Rheedia
acuminata (R. & P.) Planch. & Trian, . Madrono, Naranjito, Satra, Guttiferae [South-Cent. America]
Macroptilium spp., Forage Crop (American), Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Macroptilium spp., Forage Crop, Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Macu, Calathea allouia
(Aubl.) Lindl., Marantaceae, LairenChufle, Bijao, Cocurito, Topi-Tambo
[Colombia-Cent.
America]
Macucu,
Pachyrrhizus
erosus (L.) Urban, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Madi, Madia sativa Mol., Compositae [South S. America]
Madia sativa Mol., Compositae, Oil Madi, Madi, Melosa, Oelmadie [South S. America]
Madroño,
Aliberta edulis Rich.
Madroño, Aliberta
edulis Rich., Trompillo, Guabillo, Rubiaceae [Mexico-Amazonas]
Madrono,
Naranjito, Rheedia spp.
Madrono, Rheedia
acuminata (R. & P.)
Planch. & Trian,, Machari, Naranjito, Satra, Guttiferae [South-Cent. America]
Magey, Agave cantala Roxb., Agavaceae [W. Mexico]
Maguey
Gigante, Agave tecta Trelease, Agavaceae [E. Guatemala]
Maguey, Agave cantala Roxb.
Maguey, Agave sisaliana Perrine, Agavaceae [E. Mexico]
Mahogany, Swietenia
macrophylla Jaq., Caoba, Acajou, Mahoni, Meliaceae [S. Florida-Cuba]
Mahoni, Swietenia
macrophylla Jaq., Mahogany, Caoba, Acajou, Meliaceae [S. Florida-Cuba]
Mais Silvestre, Euchlena
mexicana Schrader, TeosinteGraminaeae (Poaceae) [Central America]
Maize, Zea mays L.
Malabar Gourd, Cucurbita ficifolia
Bouché, Cayote, Chilacayote, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
Malagueto,
Pimenta
dioica (L.) Merrill, Myrtaceae [Caribbean-Cent. America]
Malpighia
punicifolia L., Barbados Cherry, Acerola, Malpighiaceae [Caribbean-Cent. America]
Mambee, Colubrina
reclinata (Herit.) Brongn., Rhamnaceae [Caribbean Is.]
Mamey Colorado, Pouteria
domingensis (Gaert.) Bachni., Sapotaceae [Antilles]
Mamey
Colorado, Pouteria
domingensis Gaert.) Baehni
Mamey Sapote, Calocarpum
mammosum Pierre., Mamey, Sapotaceae [Guatemala]
Mamey, Calocarpum
mammosum Pierre., Mamey Sapote, Sapotaceae [Guatemala]
Mamey, Calocarpum
sapota (Jaq.) Merr., Mamey Sapote, Sapotaceae [Guatemala]
Mamey, Mammea
americana L, . Mammey Apple,
Apricotier des Antilles, Guttiferae [West Indies-Cent. America]
Mammea americana L, . Mammey Apple, Mamey, Apricotier des Antilles, Guttiferae [West
Indies-Cent. America]
Mammey Apple, Mammea
americana L,, Mamey, Apricotier des Antilles, Guttiferae [West
Indies-Cent. America]
Mamon Silvestre, Carica quercifolia, Papaya (wild), Naracatia, Caricaceae [Argeintina-Brazil]
Mamon, Carica papaya L., Pawpaw, Papaya, Lechosa, Olocoton, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Mamon, Melicocca
bijuga L., Genip Tree, Sapindaceae [Central America-Paraguay]
Mangle Blanco, Languncularia
racemosa Gaertn.,
White Mangrove[Central America]
Mango, Teca, Bromus mango Desv., Graminae [South So. America]
Mangroves,
Avicennia germinans L.,
Languncularia racemosa Gaertn., Rhizophora mangle
L.
Mani, Cacahuete, Arachis hypogea L., Leguminosae [S. America]
Manicoba,
Manihot glazovii Muell-Aarg.
Manicola, Euterpe edulis Mart., Palmae, Assai, Palmito [S. Brazil-N. Argentina]
Manihot aesculifolia (H.B.K.) Pohl, Euphorbiaceae, Cassava--Wild Colombia [Cent. America-Mexico]
Manihot carthaginensis (Jacq.) Muller Arg., Euphorbiaceae, Cassava--Wild Colombia, [N. So.
America]
Manihot catingae Ule, Euphorbiaceae, Cassava--Wild Brazil [Brazil]
Manihot dichotoma Ule, Euphorbiaceae, Cassava--Wild Brazil [Brazil]
Manihot filamentosa Pittier , Euphorbiaceae, Cassava--Wild S.
Amer [N. So. America]
Manihot glazovii,Muell. Arg., Euphorbiaceae, Cassava--Wild Brazil [Brazil]
Manihot guaranitica Chodat & Hassler, Euphorbiaceae, Cassava, Mandiu, Yam Si Po--Wild Paraguay [Paraguay]
Manihot orinocensis Croizat, Euphorbiaceae, Cassava--Wild Orinoco [Orinoco Area]
Manihot surinamensis Rog & App., Euphorbiaceae, Cassava--Wild Venezuela [N. So. America]
Manihot
tripartita (Sprengel)
Muell. Arg., Euphorbiaceae, Cassava--Wild Brazil [Brazil-Paraguay]
Manikara achras (Mill.) Fosberg., Chicle Tree, Sapotaceae [Central America]
Manikara achras (Mill.) Fosberg., Chicle Tree, Sapotaceae [Central America]
Manikara bidentata A.D.C., Balata, Gutta, Fruit (wild American), Chicle substitute, Sapotaceae [Amazonas-Trinidad]
Manikara chicle (Pitt.) Giley., Chicozapote, Sapotaceae [South Mexico]
Manikara
inundata (Ducke) Monachino., Balata substitute, Sapotaceae [Guayana-Brazil]
Manikara zapota (L.) Van Royen.,
Naseberry, Sapodilla, Nispero, Sapotaceae
[Cent.
America-Florida]
Manila
Hanf, Agave cantala
Roxb., Agavaceae [W. Mexico]
Manilkara achras (Mill.) Fosberg, Sapotaceae, Sapota, Sapodilla, Chicle [SE. Mexico]
Manioc,
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Manzana del Diabolo, Ximenia
americana L., Mountain Plum, Manzanilla, Cagalera, Myrtaceae [Central America]
Manzanilla,
Ximenia americana L
Manzanilla, Ximenia
americana L., Mountain Plum, Cagalera, Manzana del
Diabolo, Myrtaceae [Central America]
Mapuey, Dioscorea
trifida, Dioscoreaceae, American Yam, Cush-Cush,
Yampi [S. & Cent. America]
Maracajứ, Passiflora
caerulea L., Passion Vine (wild), Passifloraceae [Neotropics]
Maracuja Grande, Passiflora
quadrangularis L., Giant Granadilla, Badea, Parcha,
Barbadine, Passifloraceae [South America]
Maracuja, Passiflora edulis
Sims, Passion Fruit, Granadilla, Granadilla
Morada, Passifloraceae [South Brazil]
Maracuja, Passiflora
laurifolia L., Bell Apple,
Yellow Granadilla, Passifloraceae
[NE. S.
Amer.-Antilles]
Marant, Canna edulis
Kdr, Cannaceae, [Cent. S. America]
Maranta
arundinacea L., Marantaceae, Arrowroot, Marante, Aru-Aru, Caualla,
Chuchute, Yuquillo, Ara-Ruta, Pfeilwurz [Brazil-Venezuela]
Marante, Maranta
arundinacea L., Marantaceae [Brazil-Venezuela]
Marapa, Spondias
mombin L., Golden Mombin, Hog Plum, Jobo, Cirulea
del Monte, Anacardiaceae [Mexico-Paraguay]
Maratime Bean, Canavalia
maritima (Aubl.) Thouars, Leguminosae [Caribbean-Cent. America]
Marigold,
Tagetes erecta
Marmite
de Singe, Lecythis
elliptica H.B.K.,
Lecythidaceae [Amazonas]
Marrow, Cucurbita pepo
L.,
Summer Pumpkin, Summer Squash, Cucurbitaceae
[Mexico]
Mashua, Tropaeolum
tuberosum R.P., Tropaeolaceae [Peru]
Mate substitute, Ilex brevicuspis Reisseck, Aquifoliaceae [Paraguay-N. Argentina]
Matisia cordata H.B.K.,
Chupa-Chupa, Chichi, Zapote del Monte, Bombacaceae [Panama-Brazil]
Mato, Eugenia
pungens Berg, Guayabo, Guabiju, Myrtaceae [S. Brazil-Paraguay]
Maubi, Colubrina
reclinata (Herit.) Brongn., Rhamnaceae [Caribbean Is.]
Mauritia flexuosa L., Palmae, Moriche, Miriti, Buriti, Aguaje [Orinoco-Amazonas]
Mauritia vinifera Mart., Palmae, a Wine Palm [East Peru]
Mauritius
Hemp, Fourcraea
gigantea Vent., Agavaceae [Amazonas]
Mbocaya, Acrocomia totai Mart., Palmae [Cent. S. America]
Melicocca bijuga
L., Genip Tree,
Mamon, Sapindaceae [Central America-Paraguay]
Mellinis
minutiflora Beauv, Molasses Grass, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Brazil-Venezuela]
Melloca, Ullucus
tuberosus Lozano, Basellaceae [Peru-Bolivia]
Melon de Olor, Sicana
odorifera Naudin, Secana, Pavi, Cojombro, Cajuba, Cucurbitaceae [Cent. America-Bolivia]
Melon Pear, Solanum
muricatum Alt., Pepino Dulce, Kachum, Solanaceae [Colombia-Bolivia]
Melosa, Madia sativa Mol., Compositae [South S. America]
Membrillo Macho, Gustavia
superba H.B.K., Paco, Tupu membrillo, Kuna, Lecythridaceae [Colombia-Costa Rica]
Mesquite, Prosopis
glandulosa, Mimosoideae [N. America]
Mesquite, Prosopis
juliflora, Mimosoideae [N. America]
Mesquite, Prosopis spp.
Mexican Wild Pine, Pinus caribaea, Pinaceae [Coastal Mexico]
Mexik, Lycopersicon
esculentum Miller,
Tomato, Tomate, Tomatle, Solanaceae
[Cent. Amer.-North S. Amer]
Mijao, Anacardium
rhinocarpus D.C., Pauji, Anacardiaceae [Venezuela]
Milk Tree, Brosimum
galactodendron HBK., Avicuri, Sande, Arbol de Leche, Moraceae [Venezuela]
Milk trees, Brosimum spp
Millmi, Amaranthus
mantegazzianus
Pass., Amaranthaceae [N. Argentina]
Mirasol, Helianthus annuus L., Compositae [Cent. N. America]
Miriti, Mauritia flexuosa L., Palmae [Orinoco-Amazonas]
Misc Flowers, Araucaria augustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze,
Araucaria araucana, Avicennia
germinans L., Languncularia racemosa Gaertn.,
Rhizophora mangle L.
Mitomatic, Physalis
philadelphica Lam., Husk Tomato, Tomatillo, Solanaceae [Guatemala-Honduras]
Moco-moco,
Montrichardia
arborescens Schott
Moco-Moco, Montrichardia
arborescens Schott., Boro-Boro, Araceae [Venezuela-Amazonas]
Molasses Grass, Mellinis
minutiflora Beauv, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Brazil-Venezuela]
Molle, Spondias molle L., Peruvian Pepper Tree, Arbol de Pimienta,
Aguaribay, Faux Poivrier, Anacardiaceae
[Neotropics]
Mombin Rouge, Spondias
purpurea L., Red-Mombiu, Jacote, Imbuzeiro,
Cajazeiro, Anacardiaceae [Central America]
Mondbohne, Phaseolus
lunatus L., Leguminosae [N. & S. America]
Monkey
Pot, Lecythis
elliptica H.B.K.,
Lecythidaceae [Amazonas]
Monkeypot,
Lecythis elliptica
H.B.K.
Monoecious Papaya, Carica monoica
Desf., Caricaceae [Bolivia-Colombia]
Monopterix uacu Spruce, Leguminosae, Uaku [Upper Orinoco]
Monstera deliciosa
Liebm., Aromatic Fruit, Araceae [Neotropics]
Monstera perusa (L.) de Vries, Aromatic Fruit, Araceae [Panama]
Monterrey Pine, Pinus radiata, Pinaceae [Coastal California]
Montrichardia
arborescens Schott., Moco-Moco, Boro-Boro, Araceae [Venezuela-Amazonas]
Moriche, Mauritia flexuosa L., Palmae [Orinoco-Amazonas]
Morro, Crescentia alata HBK, Bignoniaceae [Baja Calif-W. Costa Rica]
Morus rubra L., Red Mulberry, Moraceae [USA-Cent. America]
Mountain Plum, Ximenia
americana L., Manzanilla, Cagalera, Manzana del
Diabolo, Myrtaceae [Central America]
Moureiller, Byrsonima
crassifolia (L.) HBK., Nance, Murici, Chaparro, Malpighiaceae [South-Central America]
Mozoton, Desmodium
tortuosum (SW.) DC., Beggar Weed,
Leguminosae [So. America]
Murici, Byrsonima
crassifolia (L.) HBK., Nance, Moureiller, Chaparro, Malpighiaceae [South-Central America]
Murmuru Palm, Astrocaryum murmuru Mart., Palmae [N. So. America]
Murutungo
Bean, Phasoelus flavescens Piper, Leguminosae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Myrciaria cauliflora
(DC.) Berg, Yba-Puru, Camboim, Jabuticaba, Myrtaceae [Brazil-N. Argentina]
<N-words>
Nanac,
Euterpe oleracea Mart., Palmae, Gissard, Pinot[Tropical S. America]
Nance, Byrsonima
crassifolia (L.) HBK., Murici, Moureiller, Chaparro, Malpighiaceae [South-Central America]
Nance,
Chaparro, Byrsonima
crassifolia (L.) H.B.K.
Nandipá, Genipa
americana L., Genipap, Jagua, Caruto, Rubiaceae [Neotropics]
Naracatia, Carica
quercifolia, Papaya (wild), Mamon Silvestre, Caricaceae [Argeintina-Brazil]
Naranjilla, Solanum
quitoense Lam., Lulo, Quito Orange, Solanaceae [Colombia-Ecuador]
Naranjito, Rheedia
acuminata (R. & P.) Planch. & Trian, . Madrono, Machari, Satra, Guttiferae [South-Cent. America]
Naranjito,
Rheedia spp.
Naseberry, Manikara
zapota (L.) Van Royen., Sapodilla, Nispero, Sapotaceae [Cent. America-Florida]
Nasturtium, Nasturtium spp,
Nicotiana attenuata, Solanaceae, Wild Tobacco [Intermountain USA]
Nicotiana bigelovii, Solanaceae, Wild Tobacco [Oregon-California]
Nicotiana paniculata, Solanaceae, Wild Tobacco [W. Peru]
Nicotiana sylvestris, Solanaceae, Wild Tobacco [E. Bolivia]
Nicotiana tabacum, Solanaceae, Tobacco [Mexico-N. America]
Nicotiana
tormentosiformis,
Solanaceae, Wild Tobacco [E. Bolivia]
Nicotiana
trigonophylla, Solanaceae, Wild Tobacco [NE. Mexico]
Nicotiana
undulata, Solanaceae, Wild Tobacco [E. Peru]
Nispero, Manikara
zapota (L.) Van Royen., Naseberry, Sapodilla, Sapotaceae [Cent. America-Florida]
Nopalea
cochenillifera (L.)
Salm., Spineless Cactus, Cochineal Cactus, Cactaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Nuez
de Para, Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl.,
Lecythidaceae [Tropical S. America]
Nuez
Souari, Caryocar
nuciferum L., , Caryocaraceae [N. So. America]
<O-words>
Ochroma
pyramidale (Cav) Urb., Balsa Tree, Pochote, Bombacaceae [North S. Amer-Cent. Amer.]
Oelmadie,
Madia sativa Mol., Compositae [South S. America]
Oenocarpus bacaba Mart., Palmae, Bacaba [Brazil-Venezuela]
Oenocarpus distichus Mart., Palmae, Icaua [Amazonas]
Oenocarpus mapora Karst., Palmae, a Fruit Palm [Colombia-Venezuela]
Oenocarpus minor Mart., Palmae, Palmitos [Para-Amazonas]
Oenocarpus
palms, Oenocarpus spp.
Oil
Madi, Melosa, Madia sativa
Mol., Compositae [South S. America]
Oil
Palm , Attalea
spectabilis, Palmae [Lower Amazonas]
Oil-Fruit
Palm , Attalea agrestis
Barb. Rodr., Palmae [N. So. America]
Oiticia
Tree, Licania
sclerophylla Mart,
Chrysobalanaceae [Brazil]
Ojoche, Brosimum
alicastrum Swartz., Breadnut, Ramon, Ujushte, Apompo, Moraceae [Ecuador-Mexico]
Oka, Oxalis
tuberosa Mol., Oxalidaceae [Colombia]
Olloko, Ullucus
tuberosus Lozano, Basellaceae [Peru-Bolivia]
Olocoton, Carica papaya L., Pawpaw, Papaya, Lechosa, Mamon, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Onoto, Bixa ovellana L., Bixaceae [Brazil-E. Peru]
Opuntia
ficus-indica Mill., Prickly Pear, Tuna, Cactaceae [Central-North America]
Orbignya martiana Barb.-Rodr., Palmae, Babassu, Bassu, Corozo, Coruba [SE Mexico-Costa Rica]
Orinoco Apple, Solanum topiro
Humb. & Bonpl., Cocona, Topiro, Tupiru, Solanaceae [Upper Orinoco]
Orinoco
Apple, Topiro, Solanum
topiro Humb. & Bonpl.
Orinoco
Nut, Caryodendron
orinocense Karst, Euphorbiaceae [Orinoco area]
Otumo,
Crescentia cujete L., Bignoniaceae [Cent. America-N. So. Amer.]
Oxalis tuberosa Mol., Oxalidaceae, Oka, Aipilla, Ibias, Cuiba [Colombia]
<P-words>
Pachira aquatica Aubl., Chestnut of America, Bombacaceae [Central America]
Pachira insignis
Sav., Edible Fruit, Bombacaceae [Trinidad-Venezuela]
Pachira macrocarpa
Walp, Fruit (wild American), Bombacaceae [Mexico-Costa Rica]
Pachyrrhizus
ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi, Leguminosae, Huitoto, Ajipa [Peru]
Pachyrrhizus
erosus (L.) Urban, Leguminosae, Yam-bean, Iguama, Yicama, Patate-Cochon,
Xicama, Macucu [Cent. America]
Pachyrrhizus tuberosus (Lam.) Sprengel, Leguminosae, Potato Bean, Pois Opatate, Cacara, Jicama
[Upper Amazonas]
Paco, Gustavia
superba H.B.K., Membrillo Macho, Tupu membrillo, Kuna, Lecythridaceae [Colombia-Costa Rica]
Pacuri, Rheedia
brasiliensis Planch et Triana, Guttiferae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Pakay, Inga feuille D.C., Guama, Mimosoideae [East Peru]
Pallar, Phaseolus
lunatus L., Leguminosae [N. & S. America]
Palmito,
Euterpe edulis Mart., Palmae, Assai, Manicola [S. Brazil-N. Argentina]
Palmitos,
Oenocarpus minor Mart., Palmae [Para-Amazonas]
Palo
de Hule, Castilla
elastica Cerv., Moraceae [Mexico-Panama]
Palo
de Nuez, Caryodendron
orinocense Karst, Euphorbiaceae [Orinoco area]
Pangoa, Phaseolus lunatus L., Leguminosae [N. & S. America]
Panicum glutinosum Swartz Forage Grass (American), Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Neotropics]
Panicum grass, Panicum spp.
Panicum virgatum Forage Grass (American), Graminaeae
(Poaceae) [North & Cent. America]
Papa Lisa, Ullucus
tuberosus Lozano, Basellaceae [Peru-Bolivia]
Papa Verde, Ullucus
tuberosus Lozano, Basellaceae [Peru-Bolivia]
Papaya (wild), Carica angusti Harms., Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica candicans A. Gray., Caricaceae [NW. South
America]
Papaya (wild), Carica
cauliflora Jacq., Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica
chrysopetala Heilb., Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica
glandulosa Pavon., Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica goudotiana Solms., Caricaceae [NW. South
America]
Papaya (wild), Carica
horovitziana Badillo, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica
microcarpa Jacq., Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica
omnilingua Badillo, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica
parviflora A.D.C., Caricaceae [Ecuador-Peru]
Papaya (wild), Carica pentagona
Heilb., Caricaceae [Ecuador]
Papaya (wild), Carica pubescens
Lenne & Koch, Caricaceae [Panama-Bolivia]
Papaya (wild), Carica pulchra Badillo, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica pyriformis Willd., Caricaceae [Peru]
Papaya (wild), Carica
quercifolia, Naracatia, Mamon Silvestre, Caricaceae [Argeintina-Brazil]
Papaya (wild), Carica
sphaerocarpa, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica sprucei Badillo, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papaya (wild), Carica stipulata
Badillo, Caricaceae [Ecuador]
Papaya (wild), Carica weberbaueri Harms., Caricaceae [NW. South
America]
Papaya,
Carica papaya L.
Papaya, Carica papaya L., Pawpaw, Lechosa, Mamon, Olocoton, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Papayas,
Carica spp.
Para
rubber, Caucho, Hevea
brasiliensis (H.Bk.) Muell-Aarg.
Paraguay
Sweet Herb, Stevia rebaudiana
Bertoni, Compositae [E. Paraguay]
Paraguay Tea, Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil., Aquifoliaceae [Cent. So. America]
Paranuss, Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl., Lecythidaceae [Tropical S. America]
Paranut, Bertholletia
excelsa Humb. &
Bonpl., Lecythidaceae [Tropical S. America]
Parapara, Sapindus saponaria L., Sapindaceae [N. & So. America]
Para-rubber, Hevea brasiliensis (H.B.K.) Muell.-Aarg., Euphorbiaceae [NW. Brazil]
Parcha, Passiflora
ligularis Juss., Sweet Granadilla, Curuba, Granadilla
Dulce, Passifloraceae [Argentina-Mexico]
Parcha, Passiflora
quadrangularis L., Giant Granadilla, Badea, Maracuja Grande,
Barbadine, Passifloraceae [South America]
Parthenium argentatum A. Gray, Compositae, Guayule [N. Mexico-S. Texas]
Paspalum notatum Flügge, Bahia Grass, Pasto Horqueta, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Brazil-Argentina]
Passiflora
caerulea L., Maracajứ, Passion Vine (wild), Passifloraceae [Neotropics]
Passiflora cincinnata Masters, Passion Vine (wild), Passifloraceae [Paraguay]
Passiflora edulis Sims, Passion Fruit, Granadilla, Maracuja,
Granadilla Morada, Passifloraceae [South Brazil]
Passiflora laurifolia L., Bell Apple, Yellow Granadilla, Maracuja, Passifloraceae [NE. S. Amer.-Antilles]
Passiflora
ligularis Juss., Sweet Granadilla, Curuba, Granadilla
Dulce, Parcha, Passifloraceae
[Argentina-Mexico]
Passiflora
mollissima (H.B.K.) Bailey, Banana Passionfruit, Tacso, Curuba, Passifloraceae [Colombia Highlands]
Passiflora mooreana Hooker, How-How, Passifloraceae [Paraguay]
Passiflora
quadrangularis L., Giant Granadilla, Badea, Parcha, Maracuja
Grande, Barbadine, Passifloraceae
[South America]
Passiflora
vitifolia H.B.K., Granadilla del Monte, Guate, Tumbo, Passifloraceae [Peru-Nicaragua]
Passion Fruit, Passiflora
edulis Sims, Granadilla, Maracuja, Granadilla Morada, Passifloraceae [South Brazil]
Passion Vine (wild), Passiflora caerulea
L.,
Maracajứ, Passifloraceae
[Neotropics]
Passion Vine (wild), Passiflora cincinnata Masters, Passifloraceae [Paraguay]
Passion Vine, Passiflora spp.
Pasto Horqueta, Paspalum
notatum Flügge, Bahia Grass, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Brazil-Argentina]
Pasture (dry-land), Lathyrus latifolius L., Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Pasture (high protein), Arachis pintoi, Leguminosae [North America]
Pasture (perennial), Desmodium
discolor Vogel, Leguminosae [Argentina-Paraguay]
Pasture Crop (American), Centrosema acutifolium L., Vichada, Leguminosae [South Brazil]
Pasture Crop (American), Centrosema
pubescens Benth., Bejuqillo, Leguminosae [South Brazil]
Pasture Crop (American), Desmodium ovalifolium Wall, Leguminosae [Colombia]
Pasture Crop (American), Lathyrus macropus Hook. & Arn., Leguminosae [Southern Andes]
Pasture Crop (American), Lathyrus pubescens Hook. & Arn., Leguminosae [West. So. America]
Pataste, Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl., Stercullaceae [Costa Rica-Amazonas]
Patate-Cochon, Pachyrrhizus
erosus (L.) Urban, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Pataua,
Jessenia batana (Mart.)
Burr., Palmae [Tropical S. America]
Pauji, Anacardium
rhinocarpus D.C., Mijao, Anacardiaceae [Venezuela]
Paullinia spp., Sapindaceae, Guarana, Paullinie, Yoco [Cent. America-N. So. America]
Paullinie, Paullinia spp., Sapindaceae [Cent. America-N. So. America]
Pavi, Sicana
odorifera Naudin, Secana, Melon de Olor, Cojombro, Cajuba, Cucurbitaceae [Cent. America-Bolivia]
Pawpaw, Carica papaya L., Papaya, Lechosa, Mamon, Olocoton, Caricaceae [NW. South America]
Paya , Solanum juzepzukii Buk., Solanaceae [High Altitude W. S. America]
Peanut
(wild), Arachis prostrata Benth, Leguminosae, Amendoim Rastreiro [East Andes]
Peanut
(wild), Arachis repens Handro, Leguminosae, Amendoim Rastreiro [East Andes]
Peanut,
, Arachis hypogaea
L., Leguminosae
Peanut,
Maní, Cacahuete,
Arachis hypogea L.,
Leguminosae [S. America]
Peanut--Amphidiploid Annual Wild, Arachis monticola Krap. & Rig., Leguminosae [NW Argentina]
Peanut--Diploid Wild, Arachis batizocoi Krap. & Greg., Leguminosae [Bolivia]
Peanut-like plants, Arachis spp
Peanut--Tetraploid Perennial , Arachis glabrata Benth., Leguminosae [S. America]
Pearl Lupin, Lupinus mutabilis Sweet, Leguminosae [S. America]
Pegapega, Aeschynomene
americana L., Joint Vetch, Yerba
Rosada, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Pejibaye, Bactris grasipaes H.B.K., Pixba, Palmae [Cent.-So. America]
Pentaploid Potato , Solanum curtilobum
Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae [Peru-Argentina]
Pepino Dulce, Solanum
muricatum Alt., Melon Pear, Kachum, Solanaceae [Colombia-Bolivia]
Pepino Hueco, Cylanthera
pedata (L.) Schrad., Caihua, Achokcha, Cucurbitaceae [Bolivia-Peru]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum buforum Hunz,
Solanaceae [SE. Brazil]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum
campylopodium Sendt, Solanaceae [Brazil]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum cardenasii Heis. & Smith, Solanace [La Paz, Bolivia]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum
chacoense Hunz., Solanaceae [NW Argentina-Paraguay]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum
ciliatum (HBK) Kuntze, Solanace [Ecuador-Colombia]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum coccineum Rusby, Solanace [N. So. America]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum cornutum Hieron., Solanaceae [Brazil]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum dimorphum Miers, Solanace [Ecuador-Colombia]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum dusenii Bitter, Solanace [NW. So. America]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum eximium Hunz, Solanace [Bolivia-NW. Argentina]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum flexuosum, Solanace [Paraguay-E. Argentina]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum galapagensis Heis. & Smith, Solanace [Galapagos Is.]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum hookerianum Solanace [Ecuador]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum mirabile Solanace [NW. So.
America]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum parvifolium Sendt., Solanace [Brazil]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum praetermissum Heis. & Smith, Solanace [Belo Horiz.,
Brazil]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum schotteanum Sendt., Solanace [Argentina-S. Brazil]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum scolnikianum Hunz., Solanace [NW. Peru]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum tovari Esb. & Smith, Solanace [Cent. Peru]
Pepper (wild), Capsicum villosum Sendt., Solanace [Brazil]
Pequia, Caryocar villosum (Aubl.) Pers., Caryocaraceae [Brazil]
Perennial Legume (American), Calopogonium
coeruleum Benth., Calopo, Leguminosae [Brazil]
Persea americana
Mill., Avocado Pear, Ahuacatl, Aguacate, Lauraceae [Central America]
Persea nubigena L., Aguacate Silvestre, Lauraceae [Mexico-Cent. America]
Persea
schiedeana Nees., Aguacatillo, Coyo, Yas, Lauraceae [Central America]
Persea
steyermarkii.,
Wild Avocado, Lauraceae
[Central America]
Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana
L, Ebenaceae [SE. USA]
Peruvian Carrot,Arrcacia esculenta DC., Umbelliferae [Temp. Peru]
Peruvian Pepper Tree, Spondias molle L., Arbol de Pimienta, Aguaribay, Molle,
Faux Poivrier, Anacardiaceae
[Neotropics]
Peten Gourd, Cucurbita
lundelliana Bailey, Cucurbitaceae [Guatemala-Mexico]
Pfeilwurz, Maranta
arundinacea L., Marantaceae [Brazil-Venezuela]
Phaseolus aborigineus Burkart, Leguminosae, Wild S. Amer. Bean [Northern Andes]
Phaseolus acutifolius, Leguminosae,Tepiary Bean, Texan Bean, Escomite, Frijol de Colima [Cent. America]
Phaseolus coccineus L., Leguminosae, Scarlet Runner Bean, Ayocote, Chamborete. Ixcumite, Feuerbohne [Cent. America]
Phaseolus lunatus L., Leguminosae, Butter Bean, Lima Bean, Pallar, Chuvi, Haba Lima, Silva Bean,
Pangoa, Cubace, Mondbohne [N. & S. America]
Phasoelus
flavescens Piper, Leguminosae, Murutungo Bean, Chaguita [Colombia-Venezuela]
Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott., Aromatic Fruit, Araceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Phureja, Solanum phureja Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae [Colombia-Bolivia]
Physalis
peruviana L., Cape Gooseberry, Capuli, Uchuva,
Aguaymanto, Solanaceae [South America]
Physalis
philadelphica Lam., Husk Tomato, Tomatillo, Mitomatic, Solanaceae [Guatemala-Honduras]
Physalis
pubescens L., Tomatillo, Solanaceae [Central America]
Physic
nut , Jatropha curcas
L.
Physic Nut, Jatropha curcas L., Euphorbiaceae [Cent. S. America]
Pia
Floja, Fourcraea cabuya
Trel., Agavaceae [Colombia]
Piassava Palm, Attalea funifera Mart, Palmae [Brazil]
Pifa, Bactris grasipaes H.B.K., Palmae [Cent.-So. America]
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merrill, Myrtaceae, Allspice, Toutépice Pimienta, Malagueto [Caribbean-Cent. America]
Pimienta,
Pimenta dioica (L.)
Merrill
Piña, Ananas, Ananas comosus
(L.) Merr., Pineapple, Abacashi, Taino, Bromeliaceae [North S. America]
Pineapple (wild), Ananas ananasoides (Baker) Smith, .Bromeliaceae [Cent. Brazil]
Pineapple (wild), Ananas bracteatus Rom. & Schult., Karaguata-Ruhá, Bromeliaceae [Paraguay]
Pineapple (wild), Ananas erectifolius L. B. Smith., Bromeliaceae [Amazonas-Orinoco]
Pineapple (wild), Ananas guaraniticus Bert., Bromeliaceae [Paraguay]
Pineapple (wild), Ananas lucidu, sBromeliaceae [Amazonas-Orinoco]
Pineapple (wild), Ananas microcephalus (Baker) Bert., Y-vira Bromeliaceae [Paraguay]
Pineapple (wild), Ananas microstachys, Bromeliaceae [Amazonas-Orinoco]
Pineapple (wild), Ananas paraguazensis Camargo & Smith, Bromeliaceae [Venezuela-Guyana]
Pineapple (wild), Pseudoananas sagitarius Smith, .Bromeliaceae [South Brazil-Paraguay]
Pineapple, Ananas comosus
(L.) Merr., Ananas, Piña, Abacashi, Taino, Bromeliaceae [North S. America]
Pineapple,
Ananas, Piña, Ananas
comosus (L.) Merr.
Pines,
Pinus spp.
Pinhao
de Purga, Jatropha curcas
L., Euphorbiaceae [Cent. S. America]
Pino
de Parana, Araucaria
augustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze
Pino, Araucaria
angustifolia (Bertol Kuntze), Pnno del Parana, Curiy, [Brazil]
Pino,
Araucaria araucana
Pinot, Euterpe oleracea Mart., Palmae, Gissard, Nanac [Tropical S. America]
Pinus caribaea, Mexican Wild Pine, Pinaceae [Coastal Mexico]
Pinus radiata, Monterrey Pine, Pinaceae [Coastal California]
Piqui
Brava, Caryocar brasiliensis Camb., Caryocaraceae [Central. So. America]
Pitahaya,
Hylocerus undatus
Pitanga, Eugenia
uniflora L., Myrtaceae [Neotropics]
Pitomba, Eugenia
brasiliensis Lam., Cagaiteira, Myrtaceae [Brazil]
Pitomba,
Eugenia spp.
Pixba, Bactris grasipaes H.B.K., Palmae [Cent.-So. America]
Platonia
esculenta Arr. Da Gamara, Bacuri do Parana, Guttiferae [Brazil]
Pnno
del Parana, Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol Kuntze), Pino, Curiy, [Brazil]
Pochote,
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn., Bombacaceae [Cent. America]
Pochote, Ochroma
pyramidale (Cav) Urb., Balsa Tree, Bombacaceae [North S.
Amer-Cent. Amer.]
Pods edible, Leucaena glauca (L. Benth.), Forage Crop (American), Mimosoideae [Central
America]
Pois Opatate, Pachyrrhizus tuberosus (Lam.) Sprengel, Leguminosae [Upper Amazonas]
Pois Sabre, Canavalia
ensiformis (L.) DC., Leguminosae [South Mexico]
Pois-patate, Pachyrrhizus
tuberosus (Lam.) Spreng., Leguminosae [Upper Amazonas]
Polakowskia
tacacco Pittier, Tacaco, Cucurbitaceae [Costa Rica-Nicaragua]
Pomme Canella, Annona
squamosa L., Sugar Apple, Anón, Attier, Saramuyo, Atá,
Anona Blanca, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Poroto Gigante, Canavalia
plagiosperma Piper, Leguminosae [SW Ecuador]
Poroto Sable, Canavalia
gladiata (Jacq.) DC., Leguminosae [Tropical Asia]
Potato Bean, Pachyrrhizus tuberosus (Lam.) Sprengel, Leguminosae [Upper Amazonas]
Potato, Solanum tuberosum L.
Pourouma spp., Uvilla, Imauba do Vinho, Guarmo, Caimaron, Moraceae [East
Peru-Brazil]
Pouteria caimito
(Ruiz & Pavon) Radlk., Lucuma, Abiu, Caimo, Sapotaceae [Colombia-Brazil]
Pouteria
campechiana (HBK) Bachni., Zapotilla, Canistel, Sapotaceae [S. Mexico-Cent. Amer.]
Pouteria
domingensis (Gaert.) Bachni., Mamey Colorado, Sapotaceae [Antilles]
Pouteria ucuqui Pires & Schultes, Latex & Edible fruit, Sapotaceae [Colombia]
Prickly Pear, Opuntia
ficus-indica Mill., Tuna, Cactaceae [Central-North America]
Prickly pear, Opuntia spp.
Prosopis alba
Gris, Algarobo, Mimosoideae [Argentina-Paraguay]
Prosopis
chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz,
Algarobo Blanco, Mimosoideae
[Peru-Argentina]
Prosopis
glandulosa, Mesquite, Mimosoideae [N. America]
Prosopis
juliflora, Mesquite, Mimosoideae [N. America]
Prosopis
ruscifolia, Vinal, Mimosoideae [Argentina]
Prosopis
tamarago Phil., Tamaruga, Mimosoideae [North Chile]
Pseudoananas
sagitarius Smith.,
Pineapple (wild), Bromeliaceae
[South
Brazil-Paraguay]
Psidium guajava., Guava, Guayaba, Goyavier, Guave, Myrtaceae [Neotropics]
Psychotria spp., Fruit (wild American), Rubiaceae [Panama-Bolovia]
Pumpkin, Cucurbita
moschata Duch. ex Poir., Crookneck, Ahuyama, Anco, Joko, Cucurbitaceae [Neotropics]
Pumpkin,
Cucurbita pepo L.
Pupunha, Bactris grasipaes H.B.K., Palmae [Cent.-So. America]
Purgier Nuss, Jatropha curcas L., Euphorbiaceae [Cent. S. America]
Purple Amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus L., Amaranthaceae [Cent. America]
Purple Arrowroot, Canna edulis Kdr, Cannaceae, [Cent. S.
America]
<Q-words>
Queen Palm, Palmitos (Heart of Palms)
Quelite, Chenopodium
nuttaliae Stafford, Chenopodiaceae [East N. America]
Queue de Renard, Amaranthus
cruentus L., Amaranthaceae [Cent. America]
Quiche, Agave quicheensis Trel.
Quinine,
Cascarilla, Cinchona spp.
Quinoa,
Chenopodium quinoa Willd., Chenopodiaceae, [Ecuador-Bolivia]
Quinquina, Chinchona
officinalis L., Rubiaceae [E. Andes-Cent America]
Quito Orange, Solanum
quitoense Lam., Lulo, Naranjilla, Solanaceae [Colombia-Ecuador]
<R-words>
Raicilla, Cephaelis ipecacuana (Brot.) Rich, Rubiaceae [Brazil-E. Bolivia]
Ramon, Brosimum
alicastrum Swartz., Breadnut, Ujushte, Ojoche, Apompo, Moraceae [Ecuador-Mexico]
Red Mangrove, Rhizophora
mangle L, Rhizophoraceae [Neotropics]
Red Mulberry, Morus rubra L., Moraceae [USA-Cent. America]
Red-Mombiu, Spondias
purpurea L., Jacote, Imbuzeiro, Cajazeiro, Mombin
Rouge, Anacardiaceae [Central America]
Reismeld, Chenopodium
quinoa Willd., Chenopodiaceae, [Ecuador-Bolivia]
Rheedia
acuminata (R. & P.) Planch.
& Trian, . Madrono, Machari, Naranjito, Satra, Guttiferae [South-Cent. America]
Rheedia
brasiliensis Planch et Triana, Pacuri, Guttiferae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Rheedia edulis Planct et Triana,
Limao do Matto, Jacomico, Guttiferae
[Mexico-Colombia]
Rhizophora
mangle L, Red Mangrove, Rhizophoraceae [Neotropics]
Riesenbohne, Canavalia
plagiosperma Piper, Leguminosae [SW Ecuador]
Rocouyer, Bixa ovellana L., Bixaceae [Brazil-E. Peru]
Rollinia
deliciosa Saff., Biriba, Annonaceae [North Brazil]
Rollinia emarginata Schlecht., Arachichu, Annonaceae [Brazil-Argentina]
Rollinia
jimenezii Saff., Anonillo, Annonaceae [Mexico-Panama]
Rollinia
multiflora DC., Cachimen, Annonaceae [Venezuela]
Ruba,
Papa verde, Ullucus tuberosus Lozano
Rubber,
Caucho, Castilla elastica Cerv.
Ruiba, Ullucus
tuberosus Lozano, Basellaceae [Peru-Bolivia]
Rukki , Solanum juzepzukii Buk., Solanaceae [High Altitude
W. S. America]
<S-words>
Sacci, Agave fourcroydes Lemaire, Agavaceae [Yucatan
Peninsula]
Sande, Brosimum
galactodendron HBK., Milk Tree, Avicuri, Arbol de Leche, Moraceae [Venezuela]
Sapindus saponaria L., Sapindaceae, Soapberry, Parapara, Jaboncillo,
Seifenbaum [N. & So.
America]
Sapodilla,
Chrysophyllum spp.,
Manilkara spp.
Sapodilla, Manikara
zapota (L.) Van Royen., Naseberry, Nispero, Sapotaceae [Cent. America-Florida]
Sapodilla, Manilkara achras (Mill.) Fosberg, Sapotaceae [SE. Mexico]
Sapota, Manilkara achras (Mill.) Fosberg, Sapotaceae [SE. Mexico]
Sapota,
Pouteria mammosa
Sapota,
Sapodilla, Manilkara achras (Mill.) Fosbereg
Sapote Mamey, Pouteria sapote (Jacq.) H.F. Moore & Stearn, Pouteria spp.
Sapote, Diospyros
digyna Jacq., Ebenaceae [Neotropics]
Sapote, Diospyros
inconstans Jacq., Ebenaceae [Antilles]
Saramuyo, Annona
squamosa L., Sugar Apple, Anón, Attier, Pomme Canella,
Atá, Anona Blanca, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Satra, Rheedia
acuminata (R. & P.) Planch. & Trian, . Madrono, Machari, Naranjito, Guttiferae [South-Cent. America]
Savannah Grass, Axonopus affinis Chase,
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) Camus, Brachiaria mutica
(Forsk) Stape
Savannah Grass, Axonopus affinis Chase, Zacate, Amargo, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Central America]
Scarlet Runner Bean, Phaseolus coccineus L., Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Sea Grape, Coccoloba
uvifera (L.) Jacq.,
Uvero de Playa, Uvero, Polygonaceae
[Neotropics]
Secana,
Cajuba, Sicana odorifera Naudin
Secana, Sicana
odorifera Naudin, Pavi, Melon de Olor, Cojombro, Cajuba, Cucurbitaceae [Cent. America-Bolivia]
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz, Chayote, Christophin, Chocho, Cayotle,
Xuxu, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
Seifenbaum,
Sapindus saponaria L., Sapindaceae [N. & So. America]
Seje, Jessenia batana (Mart.) Burr., Palmae [Tropical S. America]
Seringueira,
Hevea , Hevea
brasiliensis (H.B.K.) Muell.-Aarg., Euphorbiaceae [NW. Brazil]
Shiri , Solanum curtilobum Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae [Peru-Argentina]
Sicana odorifera
Naudin, Secana, Pavi, Melon de Odor, Cojombro,
Cajuba, Cucurbitaceae [Cent. America-Bolivia]
Silk
Cotton Tree, Ceiba pentandra
(L.) Gaertn., Kapok, Ceibo, Bombacaceae [Cent. America]
Silva Bean, Phaseolus lunatus L., Leguminosae [N. & S. America]
Silverleaf Desmodium, Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC, Alfalfa del Trópico, Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Silverseed Gourd, Cucurbita
mixta Pang., Cushaw, Ayote, Cucurbitaceae [Mexico-Guatemala]
Simmondsia chinensis Schneider (Link), Buxaceae, Jojoba [Mexico-SW USA]
Sipancachi , Solanum curtilobum Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae Peru-Argentina]
Sisal
hemp, Agave sisaliana
Perrime
Sisal
Hemp, Agave sisaliana
Perrine, Agavaceae [E. Mexico]
Sisal
Tuxtlecs, Agave sisaliana
Perrine, Agavaceae [E. Mexico]
Sisal, Agave fourcroydes Lemaire
Snake Bark, Colubrina
reclinata (Herit.) Brongn., Rhamnaceae [Caribbean Is.]
Snake bark, Mambee, Colubrina reclinata (Herit.) Brongn.
Soapberry, Jaboncillo, Simmondsia chinensis Schneider (Link)
Soapberry, Sapindus saponaria L., Sapindaceae [N. & So. America]
Solanum
ajanhuiri Juz & Buk, Solanaceae, Yari, Ajahuiri [W. Bolivia]
Solanum
candidum., Tomato (wild), Solanaceae [Colombia-Ecuador]
Solanum chaucha Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae, Triploid Potato, Chaucha [Ecuador-Bolivia]
Solanum curtilobum Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae, Pentaploid Potato, Luki, Shiri,
Sipancachi [Peru-Argentina]
Solanum juzepzukii Buk., Solanaceae, Triploid Potato, Rukki, Ayo, Paya, Luki [High Altitude W. S. America]
Solanum
muricatum Alt., Melon Pear, Pepino Dulce, Kachum, Solanaceae [Colombia-Bolivia]
Solanum phureja Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae, Diploid Potato, Phureja [Colombia-Bolivia]
Solanum
quitoense Lam., Lulo, Naranjilla, Quito Orange, Solanaceae [Colombia-Ecuador]
Solanum stenotomum Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae, Ancient Diploid Potato [Peru-Bolivia]
Solanum topiro Humb. & Bonpl., Orinoco
Apple, Cocona, Topiro, Tupiru, Solanaceae [Upper Orinoco]
Solanum tuberosum andigena, Solanaceae, Tetraploid Potato [W. So.America]
Soncoya, Toreta, Annona
purpurea L., Custard Apple, Anona Colorada, Bullock’s
Heart, Annonaceae [Central Ajerica]
Sonnenblume,
Helianthus annuus L., Compositae [Cent. N. America]
Sorghum almum Parodi, American Sorghum, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Argentina]
Sorveira, Couma utilis (Mart.) Müller, Cow Tree, Vacanosca, Guaimaro Macho, Apocynaceae [Amazonas]
Sour- & Sweetsops, Annona spp.
Soursop, Annona
Muricata L., Guabana, Guanabana, Jacá de Pará,
Corossol, Annonaceae [Brazil-Antilles]
Spiny-trunk Palm, Acrocomia vinifera Oerst., Palmae [Cent. America]
Spondias molle L., Peruvian Pepper Tree, Arbol de Pimienta,
Aguaribay, Molle, Faux Poivrier, Anacardiaceae [Neotropics]
Spondias mombin L., Golden Mombin, Hog Plum, Jobo, Cirulea
del Monte, Marapa, Anacardiaceae
[Mexico-Paraguay]
Spondias
purpurea L., Red-Mombiu, Jacote, Imbuzeiro,
Cajazeiro, Mombin Rouge, Anacardiaceae
[Central America]
Spondias
tuberosa Aruda, Imbu, Umbuzeiro, Anacardiaceae [NE. Brazil]
Spondias venulosa Mart., Fruit (wild American), Anacardiaceae [Venezuela-NE. Brazil]
Sponge
gourd, Luffa, Luffa
spp.
Squash,
Cucurbita spp.
Star apple, Chrysophyllum cainito L.
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, Compositae, Kaahée, Paraguay Sweet Herb [E. Paraguay]
Stylosanthes
angustifolia Vog., Forage Crop (American), Mimosoideae [Venezuela]
Stylosanthes capitata Vog., Forage Crop (American), Mimosoideae [Venezuela]
Stylosanthes
guianensis (Aubl.) Sw., Brazilian Lucerne, Mimosoideae [Brazil-Guyana]
Stylosanthes
humata Taub, Forage Crop (American), Mimosoideae [Caribbean-Brazil]
Stylosanthes
humilis, Forage Crop
(American), Mimosoideae [Caribbean-Brazil]
Sugar Apple, Annona
squamosa L., Anón, Attier, Saramuyo, Pomme Canella,
Atá, Anona Blanca, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Summer Pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo
L.,
Summer Squash, Marrow, Cucurbitaceae
[Mexico]
Summer Squash, Cucurbita pepo
L.,
Summer Pumpkin, Marrow, Cucurbitaceae
[Mexico]
Sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., Compositae [Cent. N.
America]
Sunflower, Mirasol, Helianthus annuus L.
Sweet Granadilla, Passiflora
ligularis Juss., Curuba, Granadilla Dulce, Parcha, Passifloraceae [Argentina-Mexico]
Sweet
Paraguay herb, Stevia
rebaudiana Bertoni
Sweet
potato, Ipomoea batatas
(L.) Poir
Sweetsop, Annona
reticulata L., Bullock’s Heart, Corazon de Buey,
Cachimantier, Anona Corazon, Annonaceae
[Central America]
Swietenia
macrophylla Jaq., Mahogany, Caoba, Acajou, Mahoni, Meliaceae [S. Florida-Cuba]
Sword Bean, Canavalia
gladiata (Jacq.) DC., Leguminosae [Tropical Asia]
Syagrus coronata (Mart.) Becc., Palmae, Licuri, Wax Palm [E. Brazil]
<T-words>
Tacaco,
Polakowskia tacacco Pittier
Tacaco, Polakowskia
tacacco Pittier, Cucurbitaceae [Costa Rica-Nicaragua]
Tacso, Passiflora
mollissima (H.B.K.) Bailey, Banana Passionfruit, Curuba, Passifloraceae [Colombia Highlands]
Tacuara, Guadua
angustifolia Kunth, Tacuarazu, Bamboo, Bambusoideae [Neotropics]
Tacuarazu, Guadua
angustifolia Kunth, Tacuara, Bamboo, Bambusoideae [Neotropics]
Taino, Ananas comosus
(L.) Merr., Pineapple, Ananas, Piña, Abacashi, Bromeliaceae [North S. America]
Talisia
esculenta Radlk., Edible Berry, Sapindaceae [N. Argentina-Mexico]
Talisia
olivaeformis Radlk., Yellow Genip, Cotopris, Sapindaceae [North S. America]
Tamarillo, Cyphomandra
betacea (Cav.) Sendt., Tree Tomato, Tomatillo, Rosaceae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Tamaruga, Prosopis
tamarago Phil., Mimosoideae [North Chile]
Tannia, Xanthosoma
sagittifolium L. (Schott), Araceae [Tropical America]
Tannia,
Yautia, Xanthosoma
sagittifolium L. (Schott)
Taque, Caryodendron orinocense Karst, Euphorbiaceae [Orinoco area]
Tarhui, Lupinus
mutabilis Sweet, Leguminosae [S. America]
Taruma, Vitex triflora
Vahl, Cherry-like Fruit, Aceituno del Monte, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Tawri,
Indian lupin, Canavalia
spp.
Tawri, Lupinus
mutabilis Sweet, Leguminosae [S. America]
Teca, Bromus mango Desv., Graminae [South So. America]
Tecomate, Crescentia alata HBK, Bignoniaceae [Baja Calif-W. Costa Rica]
Tecomate, Lagenaria
siceraria (Mol.) Standl, Bottle Gourd, Calabaza, Cucurbitaceae [Africa]
Teosinte, Euchlena
mexicana Schrader, Mais Silvestre Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Central America]
Tepary bean, Phaseolus acutifolius L.
Tepiary Bean, Phaseolus acutifolius, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Tetraploid
Potato, Solanum tuberosum
andigena, Solanaceae W. So.America]
Texan Bean, Phaseolus acutifolius, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Theobroma angustifolia DC, Stercullaceae, Cacao Cimmaron [Mexico-Cent. America]
Theobroma bernouilli Pittier, Stercullaceae, Cacao Rana [Costa Rica-Panama]
Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl., Stercullaceae, Pataste, Cacao (wild) [Costa Rica-Amazonas]
Theobroma cacao L., Stercullaceae, Cocoa, Cacaotier, Cacao [Mexico-N. So. America]
Theobroma cirmolinae Cuatr., Stercullaceae, High Altitude Cacao [Colombia]
Theobroma grandiflorum Willd., Stercullaceae, Cupu-assu, Cacao
(wild) [Amazonas]
Theobroma microcarpum Mart., Stercullaceae, Cacao (wild) [Amazonas-Colombia]
Theobroma simiarum Don., Stercullaceae, Cacao de Mico [Costa Rica]
Theobroma speciosum Willd., Stercullaceae, Cacao (wild) [E- Bolivia-Peru]
Theobroma subincanum Mart., Stercullaceae, Cacao (wild) [Amazonas-Peru]
Tick Clover, Desmodium
barbatum (L.) Benth., Leguminosae [Neotropics]
Timber tree, Ilex argentina Lillo, Aquifoliaceae [N. Argentina-So. Bolivia]
Timber, Couma
macrocarpa(Mart.)
Barb.-Rodr., Latex, Apocynaceae [Panama]
Tobacco
(hybrid), Nicotiana tabacum
L.
Tobacco (wild), Nicotiana attenuata, Solanaceae [Intermountain
USA]
Tobacco (wild), Nicotiana bigelovii, Solanaceae [Oregon-California]
Tobacco (wild), Nicotiana paniculata, Solanaceae [W. Peru]
Tobacco (wild), Nicotiana sylvestris, Solanaceae [E. Bolivia]
Tobacco (wild), Nicotiana tormentosiformis, Solanaceae [E. Bolivia]
Tobacco (wild), Nicotiana
trigonophylla, Solanaceae [NE. Mexico]
Tobacco (wild), Nicotiana
undulata, Solanaceae [E. Peru]
Tobacco, Nicotiana
tabacum, Solanaceae [Mexico-N. America]
Tocari, Lecythis elliptica H.B.K., Lecythidaceae [Amazonas]
Toloman, Canna edulis
Kdr, Cannaceae, [Cent. S.
America]
Tomate, Lycopersicon
esculentum Miller,
Tomato, Mexik, Tomatle, Solanaceae
[Cent. Amer.-North S. Amer]
Tomatillo,
Cyphomandra betacea
(Cav.) Sendt
Tomatillo, Cyphomandra
betacea (Cav.) Sendt., Tree Tomato, Tamarillo, Rosaceae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Tomatillo,
Husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa Miller
Tomatillo, Physalis
philadelphica Lam., Husk Tomato, Mitomatic, Solanaceae [Guatemala-Honduras]
Tomatillo, Physalis
pubescens L., Solanaceae [Central America]
Tomatle, Lycopersicon
esculentum Miller,
Tomato, Tomate, Mexik, Solanaceae
[Cent. Amer.-North S. Amer]
Tomato (wild), Lycopersicon cheesmani, iSolanaceae [Galapagos Is.]
Tomato (wild), Lycopersicon chilense, Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Tomato (wild), Lycopersicon glandulosum, Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Tomato (wild), Lycopersicon hirsutum, Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Tomato (wild), Lycopersicon humboldtii, Solanaceae [Venezuela]
Tomato (wild), Lycopersicon
minutum, Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Tomato (wild), Lycopersicon
peruvianum, Solanaceae [Ecuador-Chile]
Tomato (wild), Solanum
candidum, .Solanaceae [Colombia-Ecuador]
Tomato,
Lycopersicon esculentum
Tomato, Lycopersicon
esculentum Miller,
Tomate, Mexik, Tomatle, Solanaceae
[Cent. Amer.-North S. Amer]
Tomato, Tomate, Physalis spp.
Tonka tree, Cumaru, Dipterix odorata (Aubl.) Walld.
Tonka Tree, Dipterix odorata (Aubl.) Walld., Leguminosae [Orinoco Area]
Topinambur, Helianthus
tuberosus L., Compositae [N. America]
Topiro,
Solanum topiro Humb. & Bonpl.
Topiro, Solanum topiro
Humb. & Bonpl., Orinoco Apple, Cocona, Tupiru, Solanaceae [Upper Orinoco]
Topi-Tambo, Calathea allouia
(Aubl.) Lindl., Marantaceae, Lairen, Macu, Chufle, Bijao, Cocurito[Colombia-Cent. America]
Totumo, Crescentia cujete L., Bignoniaceae [Cent. America-N. So. Amer.]
Tournesol, Helianthus annuus L., Compositae [Cent. N.
America]
Toutépice
Pimienta, Pimenta dioica
(L.) Merrill, Myrtaceae [Caribbean-Cent.
America]
Tree Tomato (wild), Cyphomandra allophylla., Solanaceae [Panama]
Tree Tomato (wild), Cyphomandra bolivarensis Steyermark, Solanaceae [Guyana-Venezuela]
Tree Tomato (wild), Cyphomandra
casana, Solanaceae [Ecuador]
Tree Tomato (wild), Cyphomandra
diversifolia, Solanaceae
[Colombia-Venezuela]
Tree Tomato (wild), Cyphomandra
glabra, Solanaceae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Tree Tomato (wild), Cyphomandra hartwegii (Miers) Dunal, Solanaceae [Neotropics]
Tree Tomato (wild), Cyphomandra
meridiensis, Solanaceae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Tree Tomato, Cyphomandra
betacea (Cav.) Sendt., Tamarillo, Tomatillo, Rosaceae [Colombia-Venezuela]
Tree
tomato, Tomatillo, Cyphomandra
betacea (Cav.) Sendt
Triploid Potato , Solanum juzepzukii
Buk., Solanaceae [High Altitude W. S. America]
Triploid Potato, Solanum chaucha Juz. & Buk., Solanaceae [Ecuador-Bolivia]
Tripsacum
latifolium Nash, Guatemala Grass, Maydeae [Central America]
Trompillo, Aliberta
edulis Rich., Guabillo, Madroño, Rubiaceae [Mexico-Amazonas]
Tropaeolum
tuberosum R.P., Tropaeolaceae, Añu, Isaño, Mashua [Peru]
Trumpillo,
Madroño, Aliberta edulis
Rich.
Tucumao,
Astrocaryum vulgare Mart, Palmae [N. So. America]
Tucum-assu
Palm, Astrocaryum
tucuma Mart., Palmae [N. So. America]
Tumbo, Passiflora
vitifolia H.B.K., Granadilla del Monte, Guate, Passifloraceae [Peru-Nicaragua]
Tuna,
Opuntia ficus-indica
Mill.
Tuna, Opuntia
ficus-indica Mill., Prickly Pear, Cactaceae [Central-North America]
Tupiru, Solanum topiro
Humb. & Bonpl., Orinoco Apple, Cocona, Topiro, Solanaceae [Upper Orinoco]
Tupu Membrillo, Gustavia
superba H.B.K., Paco, Membrillo Macho, Kuna, Lecythridaceae [Colombia-Costa Rica]
<U-words>
Uaku, Monopterix uacu Spruce, Leguminosae [Upper Orinoco]
Uaku,
Sapindus saponaria L Monopterix uacu Spruce
Uchuva, Physalis
peruviana L., Cape Gooseberry, Capuli, Aguaymanto, Solanaceae [South America]
Ucuba
oiltree, Mellinis
minutiflora Beauv.
Ucuba
Oiltree, Virola sehifera
Aubl, Myristicaceae [Upper Amazonas]
Ujushte, Brosimum alicastrum
Swartz., Breadnut, Ramon, Ojoche, Apompo, Moraceae [Ecuador-Mexico]
Ule-rubber
Tree, Castilla
elastica Cerv., Moraceae [Mexico-Panama]
Ullu, Lupinus
mutabilis Sweet, Leguminosae [S. America]
Ullucus
tuberosus Lozano, Basellaceae, Ruiba, Melloca, Ulluque, Papa Lisa,
Olloko, Papa Verde [Peru-Bolivia]
Ulluque, Ullucus
tuberosus Lozano, Basellaceae [Peru-Bolivia]
Umbuzeiro, Spondias
tuberosa Aruda, Imbu, Anacardiaceae [NE. Brazil]
Urucu, Bixa ovellana L., Bixaceae [Brazil-E. Peru]
Urucuri
palm, Syagrus coronata (Mart.) Becc.
Uvero de Playa, Coccoloba
uvifera (L.) Jacq.,
Sea Grape, Polygonaceae [Neotropics]
Uvero, Coccoloba
uvifera (L.) Jacq., Sea Grape, Uvero de Playa, Polygonaceae [Neotropics]
Uvilla,
Guarumo, Pourouma spp
Uvilla, Pourouma
spp., Imauba do Vinho, Guarmo, Caimaron, Moraceae [East
Peru-Brazil]
<V-words>
Vacanosca, Couma utilis (Mart.) Müller, Cow Tree, Sorveira, Guaimaro Macho, Apocynaceae [Amazonas]
Vanilla (wild), Vanilla fragran , Orchidaceae [Venezuela]
Vanilla
(wild), Vanilla pittieri,
Orchidaceae [Venezuela]
Vanilla (wild), Vanilla pompona Schiede, Orchidaceae [Venezuela-Paraguay]
Vanilla fragran , Orchidaceae, Wild Vanilla [Venezuela]
Vanilla fragran , Orchidaceae, Wild Vanilla [Venezuela]
Vanilla pittieri, Orchidaceae, Wild Vanilla[Venezuela]
Vanilla pittieri, Orchidaceae, Wild Vanilla[Venezuela]
Vanilla
planifolia Andr., Orchidaceae, Vanilla [Cent. America]
Vanilla pompona Schiede, Orchidaceae, Wild Vanilla [Venezuela-Paraguay]
Vanilla, Vanilla
planifolia Andr., Orchidaceae [Cent. America]
Vanilla,
Vanilla spp., Vanilla
fragrans, Vanilla pompona Schiede, Vanilla pittieri, Vanilla planifolia Andr.
Vara de Castilla, Gynerium
sagittatum (Aubl.) Beauv., Arrowleaf, Lata, Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Neotropics]
Vichada,
Centrosema acutifolium
L.
Vichada, Centrosema
acutifolium L., Pasture Crop (American), Leguminosae [South Brazil]
Vinal, Prosopis
ruscifolia, Mimosoideae [Argentina]
Virola
sehifera Aubl, Myristicaceae, Ucuba Oiltree [Upper Amazonas]
Vitex cymosa, Cherry-like Fruit, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Vitex divaricata, Cherry-like Fruit, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Vitex gigantea, Cherry-like Fruit, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Vitex pseudoolea, Cherry-like Fruit, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
Vitex triflora Vahl, Cherry-like Fruit, Taruma, Aceituno del
Monte, Verbenaceae [Brazil-Paraguay]
<W-words>
Walnut squash, Cucurbita mixta Pang.
Waran, Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer, Palmae [N. So. America]
Warty Crookneck
Squash, Cucurbita moschata Duch. Ex. Poir.
Wax Palm, Ceroxylon andicola Humb. & Bonpl., Palmae [Colombia]
Wax Palm, Copernicia cerifera (Arr.) Mart., Palmae [NE. Brazil]
Wax Palm, Copernicia prunifera (Miller) Moore, Palmae [Cent. S. America]
Wax Palm, Syagrus coronata (Mart.) Becc., Palmae [E. Brazil]
Wax palms, Copernicia cerifera (Arr.) Mart.,
Copernicia australis Becc., Copernica prunifera (Miller) Moore
Weed Tomato, Lycopersicon
cerasiforme, Cherry Tomato, Solanaceae [Peru]
Weiser Sisal Agave
fourcroydes Lemaire,
Agavaceae [Yucatan Peninsula]
White Mangrove, Languncularia
racemosa Gaertn.,
Mangle Blanco [Central America]
White Sapote, Casimiroa
edulis Llave & Lex., Rutaceae [Central America]
Wild Avocado, Persea
steyermarkii., Lauraceae [Central America]
Wild Cashew, Anacardium
giganteum Hancock, Wild Cashew, Caju Gigante, Caju-Assu, Anacardiaceae [Amazonas]
Wild Groundnut, Arachis glabrata, Leguminosae [Brazil]
Wild S. Amer. Bean, Phaseolus aborigineus Burkart, Leguminosae [Northern Andes]
Wild tobacco, Nicotiana spp.
Wild Tree Seed, Eschweilera odorata Miers., Lecythidaceae [N. So. America]
Wine Palm, Mauritia vinifera Mart., Palmae [East Peru]
Winter Squash, Cucurbita maxima Duch., Zapallo, Courge, Zipinka, Cucurbitaceae [Argentina-Uruguay]
<X-words>
Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. (Schott), Araceae, Tannia, yautia, Calaku, Cocoyam, Belembe [Tropical America]
Xicama, Pachyrrhizus
erosus (L.) Urban, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Ximenia
americana L., Mountain Plum, Manzanilla, Cagalera,
Manzana del Diabolo, Myrtaceae
[Central America]
Xuxu, Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz, Chayote, Christophin, Chocho, Cayotle, Cucurbitaceae [Central America]
<Y-words>
Yagua Palm, Attalea excelsa Karst., Palmae [N. So. America]
Yagua, Attalea humboldtiana H.B.K., Palmae [Upper Orinoco]
Yam-bean, Pachyrrhizus erosus (L.) Urban, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Yampi, Dioscorea
trifida, Dioscoreaceae [S. & Cent. America]
Yari, Solanum
ajanhuiri Juz & Buk, Solanaceae [W. Bolivia]
Yas, Persea
schiedeana Nees., Aguacatillo, Coyo, Lauraceae [Central America]
Yautia, Xanthosoma
sagittifolium L. (Schott), Araceae [Tropical America]
Yba-Puro, Myrciaria cauliflora (Dc.) Berg
Yba-Puru, Myrciaria
cauliflora (DC.) Berg, Camboim, Jabuticaba, Myrtaceae [Brazil-N. Argentina]
Yellow Bark, Chinchona
officinalis L., Rubiaceae [E. Andes-Cent
America]
Yellow Genip, Talisia olivaeformis Radlk.
Yellow Genip, Talisia
olivaeformis Radlk., Cotopris, Sapindaceae [North S.
America]
Yellow Granadilla, Passiflora laurifolia L., Bell Apple,
Maracuja, Passifloraceae [NE. S. Amer.-Antilles]
Yerba Mate, Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil., Aquifoliaceae [Cent. So. America]
Yerba rosada, Aeschynomena americana L.
Yicama, Pachyrrhizus
erosus (L.) Urban, Leguminosae [Cent. America]
Yoco, Paullinia spp., Sapindaceae [Cent. America-N. So. America]
Yucca, Yucca elephantipes
Yucca, Yucca elephantipes
Yuquillo, Maranta
arundinacea L., Marantaceae [Brazil-Venezuela]
Y-vira, Ananas
microcephalus (Baker) Bert., Pineapple (wild)Bromeliaceae [Paraguay]
<Z-words>
Zacate, Axonopus
affinis Chase, Savannah Grass, Amargo,
Graminaeae (Poaceae) [Central America]
Zapallo, Cucurbita
maxima Duch., Winter Squash, Courge, Zipinka, Cucurbitaceae [Argentina-Uruguay]
Zapote del Monte, Matisia cordata H.B.K.
Zapote del Monte, Matisia
cordata H.B.K., Chupa-chupa, Chichi, Bombacaceae [Panama-Brazil]
Zapote Verde, Calocarpum spp.
Zapote, Diospyros spp.
Zapotilla, Pouteria
campechiana (HBK) Bachni., Canistel, Sapotaceae [S. Mexico-Cent. Amer.]
Zipinka, Cucurbita
maxima Duch., Winter Squash, Zapallo, Courge, Cucurbitaceae [Argentina-Uruguay]
Zormia
brasiliensis, Forage Crop
(American), Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Zormia diphylla (L.) Pers., Barba del Burro, Forage Crop (American),
Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Zormia glabra, Forage Crop (American), Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
Zormia latifolia, Forage Crop (American), Mimosoideae [Neotropics]
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1 a.
Scientific names will be updated as information becomes available.
b. Common names include those that have been
used by indigenous populations.
c.
Evident Place of Origin in brackets
d. Contributions &
corrections to this database are welcomed
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