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

Freycinetia marquisensis

Uses

Marquesas Islands: fleshy floral bracts eaten raw.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Forest Brown.

Plant Classification Group:

Pandanaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- French Polynesia
  - Marquesas Islands

Plant References:

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