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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

PANDANACEAE

The Screw-pine family

Freycinetia marquisensis, Forest Brown. Marquesas Islands: fleshy floral bracts eaten raw. Ref. CURREY.

Freycinetia monticola, Rendle. Austral Islands: fleshy floral bracts eaten. Vernacualar name: kiekie. Ref. CURREY.

Pandanus fascicularia, Lam. India (Bombay Presidency): the tender floral leaves are eaten raw, or cooked with various condiments. The pulp contained in the lower part of the drupes of the compound fruit is sucked. Vernacular name - Bombay Presidency (place unspecified): Kenr. Ref. GAMMIE.

Pandanus odoratissimus, Noronha; Blume; Hort.; Herrenh. ex W. Wendel; L.; Jacq.(syn. Pandanus tectorius, Solanud. ex Balf. f.) Australia (North Australia): lower, yellow, pulpy part of drupe eaten. Also, tender white base of leaves eaten boiled or raw. The seeds are baked and soaked to obtain the sweet substance between the fibres and also roasted and broken to obtain the kernels. India: pulpy part of drupe eaten. Hawaii: orange flesh of fruit eaten. Vernacular names - Hawaiian: Hala. English: Screwpine. Ref. CURREY, IRVINE, WATT.

Pandanus odoratus, Salisb.; Thunb. India (Madras Presidency): floral leave eaten raw or cooked. Pulp of lower part of drupes of ripe fruit sucked. Vernacular names - Tamil:Thalay. Telugu: Mogheli. Ref. SHORTT.


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