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COMMON | SPECIES |ANNUAL OR| PROPA- | GROWTH | EDIBLE PARTS |PRINCIPAL
NAME | NAME |PERENNIAL| GATION | HABIT | & USES |NUTRIENTS
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Asparagus|Asparagus |Perennial|Seed, |Bush,Large|Young Tender |Vitamin C
| officinale | |Offshoot| Rhizomes |Shoots,Cooked |
| | | | | Pickled |
Bamboo |Several spp.|Perennial|Offshoot|Tall Woody|Young Culm |
shoots | | | | Grass | |
Buffalo |Cucurbita |Perennial|Seed |Bush/Vine |Seeds for Oil |Oil, High
gourd |foetidissima| | | Vine | and Flour | Protein
Bunching |Allium |Perennial|Seed, |Herb |Entire Plant |Vitamin C
onion | fistulosum | |Offshoot| w/bulb | as Condiment |
Chestnut,|Eleocharis |Perennial|Corm |Reed in |Corm |Starch
water | dulcis | | | Mud | |
Chinese |Allium |Perennial|Offshoot|Herb |Green Foliage |Vitamins
chives | tuberosum | | | | as Spinach | A, C
Coconut |Cocos |Perennial|Seed |Tall Tree |Root BallAfter|
sprout | nucifera | | | | Germination |
Egusi |Colocynthus |Annual |Seed |Trailing |Roasted Seeds |High
| citrullis | | | Vine | as Snacks or | Protein
| | | | | Ground |
Izote |Yucca |Perennial|Seed, |Large |Mature Bud and|Flower:
| species | | Cutting|Woody Bush| Flower Raw or|Vitamin C
| | | | | Cooked, Heart| Calcium
| | | | |Must Be Cooked| in Heart
Onion |Allium cepa |Perennial|Seed, |Herb |Bulb as |Vitamin C
| | | Bulbs | | Condiment |
Pacaya |Chamaedores |Perennial|Seeds |Small Palm|Young |Protein
| spp. | | | | Inflorescence|
Palm |Many spp. |Perennial|Seeds |Branched |Tender Growing|Protein,
heart | | | | Palms | Tip |Vitamin B
Pit pit |Saccharum |Perennial|Cutting |Large |Bottled up | Protein
| edulis | | | Grass | Flower Cooked|
| | | | | as Vegetable |
Rhubarb |Rheum |Perennial|Seed, |Large Herb|Petioles |Vitamin C
as annual| rhaponti | |Offshoot| | Cooked |
Roselle |Hibiscus |Annual |Seed |Large |Calyxes of Pod|Vitamin C
| sabdariffa | | |Woody Herb| as Fruit |
Sweet |Zea mays |Annual |Seed |Tall Herb |Immature Ear |Carbohy-
corn | | | | | | drate,
| | | | | | P,Niacin ---------+------------+---------+--------+----------+--------------+---------
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| | ADAPTATION |
COMMON | +-------------------------------+ NEGATIVE
NAME | SPECIES NAME | | DAY- | | | FACTORS
| | TEMP | LENGTH |FLOOD|DROUGHT|
----------+----------------+-------+---------+-----+-------+----------------
Asparagus |Asparagus |Cool to|Neutral | No | Some |Needs 3-5 Years
| officinde | Warm | | | |
Bamboo |Several spp. |Warm to|Time |Often| Often |Very Large
shoots | | Hot |Dependent| | |
Buffalo |Cucurbita |Warm to| | No | Yes |
gourd | foetidissima | Hot | | | |
Bunching |Allium |Cool to|Short Day| No | No |
onion | fistulosum | Warm | | | |
Chestnut, |Eleocharis |Warm to|Long Day | Yes | No |
Water | dulcis | Hot | | | |
Chinese |Allium |Warm to|Short Day| No | No |
chives | tuberosum | Hot | | | |
Coconut |Cocos nucifera |Hot |Neutral | Some| Some |
sprout | | | | | |
Egusi |Colocynthus |Warm to|Neutral | No | Yes |
| citrullis | Hot | | | |
Izote |Yucca species |Warm to|Neutral | No | No |Chiefly for other
| | Hot | | | | uses,inefficient
| | | | | | production
Onion |Allium cepa |Warm |Short and| No | No |Specific varie-
| | | Long Day| | |ties and planting
| | |Varieties| | | dates needed
Pacaya |Chamaedorea spp.|Hot | | No | No |Inefficient
| | | | | | profuction
Palm heart|Many spp. |Hot |Neutral | Some| Some |Inefficient
| | | | | | production
Pit pit |Saccharum edulis|Hot |Short Day| Some| No |Inefficient
| | | | | | production
Rhubarb * |Rheum rhaponti |Cool to|Neutral | Some| No |Mostly temperate
| | Warm | | | |
Roselle |Hibiscus |Warm |Short Day| No | Some |
| sabdariffa | | | | |
Sweet corn|Zea mays |Warm |Neutral/ | No | No |
| | |Short Day| | |
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* ECHO has a Technical Note on how to grow rhubarb as an annual in the subtropics.