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VEGETABLES |
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| Agavaceae | ||
| Yucca elephantipes | Izote, bulbstem yucca | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Asclepiadaceae | ||
| Vincetoxyoum salvini | Cuchamper | Guatemala, Costa Rica |
| Araceae | ||
| Xanthosoma brasiliensis | Belembe | Brazil |
| Cactacaae | ||
| Opuntia spp. | Prickly pear | Mexico |
| Caricaceae | ||
| Carica monoica | Col de montaña | Peru |
| Cucurbitaceae | ||
| Cucurbita argyrosperma | Cushaw, calabaza, saquil, pipián, pipitoria | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Cucurbita ficifolia | Cidra, sidra, fig leaf squash, chilacayote, Malabar gourd | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Cucurbita maxima | Winter squash | Argentina |
| Cucurbita moschata | Pumpkin, winter squash, musky squash, cushaw China squash | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Cucurbita pepo | Pumpkin, vegetable marrow, summer pumpkin, autumn pumpkin | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Cyclanthera exploders | Artillery cyclanthera, pepino diablito | El Salvador, Peru |
| Cyclanthera pedata | Prickle cyclanthera, caigua | Andes |
| Sechium edule | Chayote, cho-cho, chow chow, christophine, Madeira marrow, vegetable pear | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Sechium tacaco | Tacaco | Costa Rica |
| Sicana odorifera | Casabanana | Northern South America (?) |
| Euphorbiaceae | ||
| Cnidoscolus chayamansa | Chaya, spurge | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Manihot esculenta | Cassava, manioc, mandioca, tapioca, gari | Amazon region |
| Leguminosae, Papilionoideae | ||
| Crotalaria longirostrata | Tachipilin | Mexico, El Salvador |
| Marantacaae | ||
| Calathea macrosepala | Chufle | Guatemala, El Salvador |
| Palmae | ||
| Bactris gasipaes | Peach-palm, pejibay(e), pejivalle | Honduras, Brazil |
| Chamaedorea tepejilote | Pacaya | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Euterpe oleracea | Assai, assai palm, assai enterpe, cabbage enterpe | Brazil |
| Portulacaceae | ||
| Talinum triangulare | Potherb fameflower | Northeastern South America |
| Chenopodiaceae | ||
| Chenopodium berlandierispp nuttalliae | Pitseed goosefoot | Mexico |
| Solanacaae | ||
| Lycopersicon esculentum | Tomato | Mexico |
| Solanaceae | ||
| Physalis philadelphica | Tomatillo, ground cherry, hush-tomato, jamberry | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Solanum americanum | Hierba more, nightshade | Guatemala, El Salvador |
| Solanum sp. | Nightshade | Guatemala |
| Vitaceae | ||
| Cissus gongyloides | Marble treebine | Amazon region |
| GRAIN LEGUMES | ||
| Leguminosae, Papillonoideae | ||
| Canavalia ensiformis | Jach bean, sword bean, sabre bean, Jamaican horse bean | Peru |
| Erythrina edulis | Basul | Colombia, Peru |
| Lupinus mutabilis | Andean lupin, South American lupin | Colombia, Bolivia |
| Phaseolus acutifolius | Tepary bean | United States, Costa Rica |
| Phaseolus coccineus | Scarlet runner bean, ayacote, patol, botil | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Phaseolus lunatus | Butter bean, Burma bean, duffin bean, Rangoon bean, Lima bean | United States, Chile |
| Phaseolus polyanthus | Botil | Mexico |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Kidney bean, French bean, flageolet bean, dwarf bean, navy bean, string bean, haricot bean, baked bean, field bean | United States, Argentina |
| OIL CROPS | ||
| Compositae | ||
| Helianthus annuus | Common sunflower | United States, Mexico |
| Madia saliva | Madia oil plant, tarweed, melosa | Chile |
| Chrysobalanaceae | ||
| Licania sclerophylla | Oiticica | Brazil |
| Euphorbiaceae | ||
| Caryodendron orinocensis | Tacay nut, inchi | Amazon region, Orinoco |
| Labiatee | ||
| Salvia hispanica | Mexican chia | Mexico, Guatemala |
| Leguminosae, Papilionoideae | ||
| Dipteryx odorata | Tonka bean | Northeastern South America |
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Pimenta racemosa | Bay rum tree | Antilles |
| ROOTS AND TUBERS | ||
| Araceae | ||
| Xanthosoma sagittifolium | Tannia, tania, tanier, new cocoyam, Yautia | Mexico, Brazil, Antilles |
| Basellaceae | ||
| Ullucus tuberosus | Ullucu, Oca quina | Venezuela (Andes), Argentina |
| Cannaceae | ||
| Canna edulis | Achira, Queensland arrowroot, tous-les- mois | Western Andes |
| Compositae | ||
| Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem artichoke | United States |
| Polymnia sonchifolia | Leafcup yacón | Venezuela (Andes), Argentina |
| Convolvulaceae | ||
| Ipomoea batatas | Sweet potato, yam, kumara, Brazilian arrowroot | Mexico, Brazil, Antilles |
| Cruciferae | ||
| Lepidium meyenii | Maca, pepper grass, pepper weed | Peru (Andes) |
| Dioecoreaceae | ||
| Dioscorea trifida | Cush-cush, yampi yam | Northern South America |
| Euphorbiaceae | ||
| Manihot esculenta | Cassava, manioc, mandioca, tapioca, gari | Mexico, Brazil, Antilles |
| Iridaceae | ||
| Tigridia pavonia | Tiger flower | Mexico |
| Leguminosae, Papillonoideae | ||
| Pachyrhizus ahipa | Ahipa, yam bean | Peru, Argentina |
| Pachyrhizus erosus | Yam bean, manioc bean, jicama | Mesoamerica |
| Pachyrhizus tuberosus | West Indies yam, jicama | Colombia (western Andes), Peru |
| Marantaceae | ||
| Calathea allouia | Guinea arrowroot, topinambour, | Northern South America, Antilles |
| topi-tampo, topi-tamboo | ||
| Nyctaginaceae | ||
| Mirabilis expanse | Mauka, chago | Ecuador, Bolivia |
| Oxalidaceae | ||
| Oxalis tuberosa | Oca | Colombia (Andes), Chile |
| Solanaceae | ||
| Solanum tuberosum | Potato | Venezuela, Chile |
| Tropaeolaceae | ||
| Tropaeolum tuberosum | Añu, mashwa | Colombia (Andes), Bolivia |
| Umbelliferae | ||
| Arracacia xanthorrhiza | Arracacha, apio, Peruvian parsnip, white carrot | Colombia, Bolivia |
| DYESTUFFS | ||
| Bixaceae | ||
| Bixa orellana | Annato, arnatto, roucou, achiote, bixa | Mexico, Brazil, Antilles |
| Cucurbitaceae | ||
| Lagenaria siceraria | Calabash, bottle gourd | United States, Argentina, Antilles |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| Bambusa angustifolia | Bamboo, guadua | Colombia |
| Stevia rebaudiana | Caa-ehe, cahahé | Paraguay |
| Nicotiana rustica | Aztec tobacco, wild tobacco | Canada, South America |
| Nicotiana tabacum | Tobacco | Mexico, South America |
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