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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

LYTHRACEAE

Lythrum anceps, Makina. China: stems and leaves eaten. Chemical composition: Ash = 7.3%. Rich in lime, starch, sugars, carotene. and pectin. Ref. READ.

Rotala indica, Kohne, var. uliginosa, Kohne. China: shoots eaten. Ref. READ.

Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz. India (Garhwal Himalayas): flowers sucked for nectar. Ref. GUPTA.


Last update Thursday, March 5, 1998 by aw