such as straw or madeira . They also cultivated local fruits such as jabuticaba , cashew s, Spondiasmombin , Goiaba s and many others. With the arrival of the Europeans, the Indians did not just receive ... more details
70px Bai makok Spondiasmombin Bai makok is the leaf of the Spondiasmombin , a relative of the cashew ... Spondiasmombin Used as a secondary ingredient in Som tam . File Starr 080608 7452 Carica papaya.jpg ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Protambulyx euryalus image image width 220px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Sphingidae genus Protambulyx species P. euryalus binomial Protambulyx euryalus binomial authority Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ref cite web url https www.cate sphingidae.org taxonomy Protambulyx euryalus.html title CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience Sphingidae publisher Cate sphingidae.org date accessdate 2011 10 26 ref synonyms Protambulyx euryalus is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Venezuela , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Bolivia . ref cite web url http www.silkmoths.bizland.com peuryalu.htm title Silkmoths publisher Silkmoths.bizland.com date accessdate 2011 10 26 ref The wingspan is 105 110 mm. Adults are similar to Protambulyx eurycles but the forewing marginal band is narrower and not crenulated and the hindwing postmedian line is curved and not angled. Adults are probably on wing year round. The larvae feed on Anacardium , Spondias , Erythoxylon and Comocladia species. References Reflist Category Protambulyx Ambulycini stub nl Protambulyx euryalus vi Protambulyx euryalus ... more details
Giuseppe Raddi Raddi var. pohlianus Adolf Engler Engl. SpondiasSpondiasmombinmombin Carolus Linnaeus L. Spondias purpurea Carolus Linnaeus L. Tapirira Tapirira guianensis guianensis Jean ... more details
Culture of Brazil File Feijoada 2008.JPG thumb right A typical Brazilian Feijoada , a stew of beans with beef and pork. File P o de queijo.jpg thumb right P o de queijo cheese bun Brazilian cuisine , like Brazil itself, varies greatly by Regions of Brazil region . The natural crops available in each region add to their singularity. Brazilian cooking, while it has many similarities with that of its South American neighbors, is distinct. Stretching from the Amazon in the north, through the fertile plantations of the central coast and on to the southern pampas, the food of Brazil spans a unique mix of cultures and cuisines. The original population contributed popular ingredients like cassava and guaran . African slaves influenced the cuisine of the coastal states, especially Bahia . And around the country, a Portuguese heritage is reflected in a variety of dishes. Root vegetables such as cassava locally known as mandioca , aipim , or macaxeira , Yam vegetable yams , and peanuts , Citation needed date May 2010 and fruit like a a , cupua u , mango , papaya , guava , Orange fruit orange , Passiflora edulis passionfruit , pineapple , and Spondias mombin hog plum are among the local ingredients used in cooking. Brazilian pine nuts pinh o grow in a tree Araucaria angustifolia that is abundant in the southern part of Brazil, and are a popular national snack, as well as a lucrative export. Rice and beans are an extremely common dish, as are Fish food fish , beef and pork . Some typical dishes are Caruru food caruru , which consists of okra, onion, dried shrimp, and toasted nuts peanuts and or cashews , cooked with palm oil until a spread like consistency is reached feijoada , a simmered bean and meat dish tutu de feij o , a paste of beans and cassava flour moqueca capixaba, consisting of slow cooked fish, tomato , onion and garlic, topped with cilantro and chouri o , a mildly spicy sausage . Salgadinhos, Cheese bun cheese buns , past is and coxinha are common finger food ite ... more details
Image Roystonea regia.jpg thumb Roystonea regia Prior to Europe an settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forest ed ecosystem s. The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot . ref Norman Myers Myers, N. , R. A. Mittermeier, C. G. Mittermeier, G. A. B. da Fonseca, and J. Kent. 2000. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature journal Nature 403 853 858. ref Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high. Species diversity is highest and endemism is lowest in Trinidad , which has a predominantly continental flora. Endemism is highest in Cuba and Hispaniola , the largest members of the Greater Antilles . List of species TOC right Native species Expand list date August 2008 Acanthaceae Avicennia germinans Anacardiaceae Comocladia dodonaea Spondias mombin Annonaceae Annona trinitensis ref name TTendemics Van den Eynden, V. 2006. http www.sta.uwi.edu fsa maturanp Review of endemic plants of Trinidad and Tobago. ref Duguetia Duguetia lucida Duguetia tobagensis ref name TTendemics Rollinia Rollinia mucosa Rollinia exsucca ref name TTendemics Apocynaceae Plumeria rubra Arecaceae See List of palms of the Caribbean Araliaceae Aralia Aralia excelsa ref cite web url http apps.kew.org wcsp namedetail.do?accepted id 220782&repSynonym id 188493&name id 220782&status true title Aralia excelsa accessdate 2008 01 03 format work WCSP World Checklist of Selected Plant Families ref Aralia rex ref cite web url http apps.kew.org wcsp namedetail.do?accepted id 14238&repSynonym id 123373&name id 14238&status true title Aralia rex accessdate 2008 01 03 format work WCSP World Checklist of Selected Plant Families ref Dendropanax Dendropanax arboreus ref cite web url http apps.kew.org wcsp namedetail.do?accepted id 60019&repSynonym id 13960&name id 60019&status true title Dendropanax arboreus accessdate 2008 01 03 format work WCSP World Checklist of Selected Plant Families ref Dendropanax blakeanus ref cite web url http apps.k ... more details
Expert subject Plants date August 2011 Unreliable sources date August 2011 DO NOT remove these tags The sources given are MOSTLY IN ERROR, if you check them you will note that they are often defunct or refer to fruits or other plant parts Several plants with POISONOUS and even DEADLY leaves are listed here, e.g. Papaver spp., Solanum spp. The source text Cornucopia lists edible plants REGARDLESS of whether leaves or any other part is edible. The Leaf For Life website is the guilty party here. It does not qualify as reliable source. Begin computer generated text This text was generated from the PlantCodes database version 0.6 on Sun December 10 13 30 30 2006. List of leaf vegetables . Only plant s with leaves that are traditionally well known as food items and that are safe to eat are included in the list. Leaves that are consumed in small quantities as a spice like oregano or for medicinal purposes, like Lime fruit Common Lime , or used in infusion s like tea , are not included in this list. History Humans have used leaves as food since time immemorial. Different types of leaves, depending from the place and the season, were part of the human diet since prehistoric times . Traces of edible leaves have been found in ancient Egyptian archaeological sites. Some edible leaves were historically documented in ancient Greece , in ancient Rome , in ancient Sri Lanka and in the Middle Ages . ref Thurstan Shaw et al., The Archaeology of Africa Food, Metals and Towns , One World Archaeology, Routlege, 1994 ref With the passing of the centuries many of those traditional leaf vegetables have been replaced by leaves that are more tender, have a more neutral taste or that are considered more refined. The leaves that were part of ancient traditional diets are still to be found in the wild, sometimes at the edge of cultivated fields, or near abandoned homesteads. Generally they are found not far from inhabited places, indicating that they are the vestiges of ancient cultivated plant ... more details
brasiliensis brasiliensis Adolf Engler Engl. SpondiasSpondias lutea lutea Carolus Linnaeus L. Spondiasmombin Carolus Linnaeus L. Spondias tuberosa Manoel Arruda da C mara Arruda Tapirira Tapirira ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Cricula trifenestrata image CriculatrifenestrataHelfer1837 2 .JPG image width 250px image caption Male regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Saturniidae genus Cricula species C. trifenestrata binomial Cricula trifenestrata binomial authority Helfer, 1837 synonyms Saturnia trifenestrata small Helfer, 1837 small Cricula andrei small Holloway, 1976 small The Cricula Silkmoth Cricula trifenestrata is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from India to the Philippines , Sulawesi and Java . Image CriculatrifenestrataHelfer1837.JPG thumb left 200px Female Image Cricula trifenestrata fbi.jpg thumb left 200px Upperside and Wing venation The wingspan is 65 100 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June with a possible second brood from August to September. The larvae have been recorded on Anacardium , Mangifera , Spondias , Careya , Bischofia , Canarium , Quercus , Cinnamomum , Machilus , Persea , Acrocarpus , Ziziphus , Malus , Prunus , Pyrus , Salix and Schleichera species. External links http www.saturniidae web.de Cricula 20trifenestrata.htm Species info http www.lba.uk.com Cricula Silkmoth C trifenestrata AJOA5.aspx Species info Saturniidae stub Category Saturniinae nl Cricula trifenestrata vi Cricula trifenestrata ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Protambulyx ockendeni image image width 220px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Sphingidae genus Protambulyx species P. ockendeni binomial Protambulyx ockendeni binomial authority Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ref cite web url https www.cate sphingidae.org taxonomy Protambulyx ockendeni.html title CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience Sphingidae publisher Cate sphingidae.org date accessdate 2011 10 26 ref synonyms Protambulyx ockendeni is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Peru and much of Central America and South America . It has also been recorded in Bolivia . ref cite web url http www.silkmoths.bizland.com pockende.htm title Silkmoths publisher Silkmoths.bizland.com date accessdate 2011 10 26 ref The wingspan is 105 110 mm. Adults are similar to Protambulyx euryalus but the forewing upperside is less variegated and the basal half is more distinctly purplish. Adults are probably on wing year round. The larvae feed on Anacardium , Spondias , Erythoxylon and Comocladia species. References Reflist Category Protambulyx Ambulycini stub nl Protambulyx ockendeni vi Protambulyx ockendeni ... more details
This is a list of plant s found in the wild in Pantanal vegetation of Brazil . Additions are currently being made to this list. See also List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil Official list of endangered flora of Brazil compactTOC8 side yes top yes num yes Acanthaceae Ruellia Ruellia gemminiflora gemminiflora Carl Sigismund Kunth Kunth Ruellia tweediana August Grisebach Griseb. Stenandrium Stenandrium pohlii pohlii Nees Azoaceae Glinus Glinus radiatus radiatus Rohrb. Amaranthaceae Achyranthes Achyranthes aspera aspera Carolus Linnaeus L. Amaranthus Amaranthus lividus lividus ssp. polygonoides Carolus Linnaeus L. Froelichia Froelichia procera procera Seub. Troels Myndel Pedersen Pedersen Gomphrena Gomphrena elegans elegans var elegans Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Mart. Iresine Iresine macrophylla macrophylla R.E.Fr. Pfaffia Pfaffia glomerata glomerata Spreng. Troels Myndel Pedersen Pedersen Amaryllidaceae Alstroemeria Alstroemeria cf. psittacina cf. psittacina Lehm. Hippeastrum Hippeastrum belladonna belladonna Carolus Linnaeus L. Anacardiaceae Anacardium Anacardium humile humile A.St. Hil. Astronium Astronium fraxinifolium fraxinifolium Heinrich Wilhelm Schott Schott Myracrodruon Myracrodruon urundeuva urundeuva M.Allem o Schinopsis Schinopsis balansae balansae Adolf Engler Engl. Spondias Spondias lutea lutea Carolus Linnaeus L. Annonaceae Annona Annona coriacea coriacea Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Mart. Annona cornifolia A.St. Hil. Annona dioica A.St. Hil. Annona phaeoclados Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Mart. Duguetia Duguetia furfuracea furfuracea A.St. Hil. George Bentham Benth. et Hook.f. Rollinia Rollinia emarginata emarginata Schltdl. Unonopsis Unonopsis lindmanii lindmanii R.E.Fr. Xylopia Xylopia aromatica aromatica Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Mart. Apocynaceae Aspidos ... more details
Refimprove date May 2008 Image Haiti Sud Est.png right Map of Haiti showing Sud Est department. For the district of Botswana , see South East District Botswana South East District . Sud Est lang en South East , lang ht Sid s is one of the ten departments of Haiti departments french language French d partement s of Haiti . It has an area of 2,023 km and a population of 518,200 2002 . Its capital is Jacmel . It used to be part of Sud Department When date February 2011 . The department is divided into three arrondissements Bainet Arrondissement Belle Anse Arrondissement Jacmel Arrondissement There are fifteen other smaller towns or villages, including Banane, Bourcan B lier, Cavalier, Coutelas, For t des Pins, La Fond, La Vall e, Les Palmes, Haiti Les Palmes , Mare Rouge, Mayette, Mombin, Platon Besace, Saint Antoine, Savane Zombi, and Seguin. ref Cite web url http www.haiticulture.ch Departement Sud Est.html title D partement du Sud Est accessdate author authorlink coauthors date 2010 01 28 year month work Haiticulture.ch publisher pages language archiveurl archivedate quote ref History 2010 7.0 earthquake see 2010 Haiti earthquake Jacmel in Jacmel Arrondissement , a city with many French colonial heritage buildings, was devastated by 2010 Haiti earthquake a 7.0 magnitude tremblor on 12 January 2010, collapsing much of that heritage architecture. ref CNN, The Situation Room , 15 January 2010 ref References reflist Departments of Haiti 2010 Haiti earthquake coord 18.2333 N 72.5333 W source kolossus simplewiki display title Use dmy dates date February 2011 Category Departments of Haiti Category Sud Est Department Haiti geo stub da Sud Est Haiti de D partement Sud Est es Departamento Sudeste eo Sud Est Haitio fr Sud Est d partement d Ha ti hr Sud Est, Haiti it Dipartimento del Sudest ht Sid s nl Sud Est Ha ti ja no Sud Est Haiti nn Sud Est i Haiti pl Departament Po udniowo Wschodni pt Sudeste Haiti ru simple Sud Est Department fi ... more details
italic title taxobox name Pterocarpus marsupium image Koeh 252.jpg status VU status system iucn2.3 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2006 assessors World Conservation Monitoring Centre year 1998 id 34620 title Pterocarpus marsupium downloaded 11 May 2006 Listed as Vulnerable VU A1cd v2.3 ref regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae subfamilia Faboideae tribus Dalbergieae genus Pterocarpus species P. marsupium binomial Pterocarpus marsupium binomial authority William Roxburgh Roxburgh Pterocarpus marsupium , or the Indian Kino Tree is a medium to large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. It is native to India , Nepal , and Sri Lanka , where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka Kerala region. It is also known by the names Malabar Kino, Benga , Bijiayasal in western Nepal , Piasal Oriya ref name el See Table 1., S.No 25 cite journal journal Ethnobotanical Leaflets title Ethnomedical practices of Kol tribes in Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa, India author Rout, S.D. coauthors Thatoi, H.N. year 2009 volume 13 issue March 1, 2009 pages 379 387 url http www.ethnoleaflets.com leaflets kol.htm accessdate May 12, 2009 ref , Venkai , and many others. ref name ildis International Legume Database & Information Service http www.ildis.org LegumeWeb?version 10.01&LegumeWeb&genus Pterocarpus&species marsupium Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Name Vijaysare ref Uses Parts of the Indian Kino heart wood, leaves, flowers have long been used for their medicinal properties in Ayurveda . The heart wood is used as an astringent and in the treatment of inflammation and diabetes . Simlipal National Park Similipal Kol people Kol tribes in Orissa Orissa, India pound a paste mixture of the bark of P. marsupium with the barks of Mangifera indica , Shorea robusta and Spondias pinnata to treat some dysentery illnesses. ref name el The plant is known as Honne or Kempu Honne in Kannada peop ... more details
included khamin khao white curcuma and the slightly sour and bitter bai makok leaves of the Spondiasmombin File Nam phrik num.jpg 70px Nam phrik Nam phrik num English name North A paste ... more details
br h ng xi m or xa p ch File Chikoo.JPG 70px Region Usage Description Spondias File Spondias dulcis3.jpg 70px Region Usage Description Spondias cytherea br c c Deleted image removed File Spondias dulcis ... more details
hatnote Mountain Apple redirects here. For the record label, see Mountain Apple Company italic title Taxobox status R status system QLDNCA image Pommerac trinidad all rights reserved Wikipedia Justin Isaacs.jpg name Malacca Apple regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Myrtales familia Myrtaceae genus Syzygium species S. malaccense binomial Syzygium malaccense binomial authority L. Merr. & L.M.Perry, 1938 synonyms Caryophyllus malaccensis small L. Stokes small br Eugenia malaccensis small L. small ref name GRIN cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html taxon.pl?70774 title Syzygium malaccense L. Merr. & L. M. Perry work Germplasm Resources Information Network publisher United States Department of Agriculture date 2007 03 26 accessdate 2009 11 20 ref Syzygium malaccense , commonly known as Malay apple or Pommerac , is a species of Flowering plant flowering tree native to Malaysia , ref name GRIN Indonesia Sumatra and Java ref name GRIN and Vietnam . It has been Introduced species introduced throughout the tropics , including many Caribbean countries, such as Jamaica , Suriname , the Dominican Republic , Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago . It is also known as jambu merah Malay language Malaysian language , meaning red guava , jambu bol Indonesian language Indonesian , meaning ball guava , Malay rose apple , Otaheite cashew and pommerac derived from pomme Malac , meaning Malaysian apple in French language French . Highly ambiguous terms, such as rose apple , water apple , mountain apple , pomarrosa or plum rose are sometimes used for this plant or its fruit they can refer to almost any species of Syzygium grown for its fruit. The name Otaheite apple is used, too, in Jamaica , but is better used for the Tahitian apple Spondias dulcis Otaheite is an obsolete Transcription linguistics transcription of Tahiti . Its Hawaiian language Hawaiian name is okina hi okina a okina ai in Tonga , it is known as fekika , and in Fiji, k ... more details
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