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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

LEEACEAE

Jacksonia scoparia, R.Br. in Ait. Australia (Victoria): gum eaten by Brisbane tribe. Possibly this 'gum' is not a plant product, but produced by an insect. Ref. IRVINE.

Leea aspera, Edgew.; Kurz.; Wall.ex Roxb. India (Garhwal Himalayas): fruit eaten raw. Ref. GUPTA.

Leea macrophylla, DC.; M. Law. in Hook. f.; Roxb. in Hornem. India (Deccan): leaves eaten. Ref. WATT.


Last update Thursday, February 26, 1998 by aw