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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

STILAGINACEAE

Antidesma diandrum, Roth. India (Garhwal Himalayas): leaves are acrid in taste and are made into chutney. Ref. GUPTA.

Antidesma venosum, E. Mey. Tanzania (Ngindoland): ripe fruits eaten after removal of dry shell. Vernacular name - Ngindo: Mkundu wa ubi. Ref. CROSS-UPCOTT.


Last update Tuesday, March 10, 1998 by aw