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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

DILLENIACEAE

Dillenia indica, L.; Blanco. India (Deccan): calyx eaten; (Garhwal Himalayas): flower eaten. Vernacular name - Deccan: Elephant Apple. Ref. GUPTA, WATT.

Dillenia pentagyna, Roxb. India (Bombay Presidency): flowers and fruit eaten. Vernacular name - Dangs, Surat district, Bombay Presidency: Karaola. Ref. GAMMIE.


Last update Thursday, February 26, 1998 by aw