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Native to Amazon. Domesticated and cultivated in South America, Central America and Caribbean. Indian Potato - roots of two native species- Apios americana and Apios priceana; Jerusalem artichoke - specific species of sunflower with large, edible root. Lily Bulbs- several species in Lilium family
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
South America 5000 BCE [10] Avocado: Mexico c. 4200 BCE [11] Sea-island cotton: Peru 4000 BCE Common bean: Central America 3400 BCE [12] Mexican cotton: Tehuacan Valley, Mexico 3300 BCE [13] Cocoa: Ecuador 3000 BCE Sunflowers, [14] other beans: Arizona–New Mexico: 1500 BCE [15] Sweet potato: Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia 500 BCE [16 ...
Places, where crops were initially domesticated, are called centers of origin. This is a list of plants that have been domesticated by humans. The list includes individual plant species identified by their common names as well as larger formal and informal botanical categories which include at least some domesticated individuals.
This is a list of American foods and dishes where few actually originated from America but have become a national favorite. There are a few foods that predate colonization, and the European colonization of the Americas brought about the introduction of many new ingredients and cooking styles.
Each family's formal name ends in the Latin suffix -aceae and is derived from the name of a genus that is or once was part of the family. [ 3 ] The table below contains seed-bearing families from Plants of the World by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael F. Fay and Mark W. Chase , with two updated families [ a ] from Plants of the ...
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Indigenous peoples throughout North America cultivated different varieties of the Three Sisters, adapted to varying local environments. The individual crops and their use in polyculture originated in Mesoamerica , where squash was domesticated first, followed by maize and then beans, over a period of 5,000–6,500 years.