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

Inocarpus fagifer

Uses

Samoa: seeds cooked and eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: O. Deg. & I. Deg.
Vernaculars:: Gagana: Ifi. English: Polynesian chestnut

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Inocarpus fagifer

Plant Classification Group:

Fabaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Samoa

Plant References:

BALICK & COX

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