Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Artocarpus altilis

Synonym(s):

Sitodium altile

Uses

Kapingamarangi: dried fruit eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Parkinson) Fosberg.

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Artocarpus altilis fruit

Plant Classification Group:

Moraceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Micronesia
  - Kapingamarangi

Plant References:

COX
CURREY

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