Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Eugenia jambolana

Synonym(s):

Eugenia Cumini, Myrtus Cumini

Uses

Australia (North Queensland): fruit eaten. India: fruit and kernels eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Lam.; Willd. ex Berg.
Vernaculars:: Dangs, Surat district, Bombay Presidency: Jambuds. Unspecified area: Jambalam.

Plant Classification Group:

Myrtaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Australia

Plant References:

DARLINGTON & AMMAL
GAMMIE
IRVINE 1957
WATT

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