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

Freycinetia monticola

Uses

Austral Islands: fleshy floral bracts eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Rendle.

Plant Classification Group:

Pandanaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- French Polynesia
  - Austral Islands

Plant References:

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