Madhuca longifolia – Famine Foods

Madhuca longifolia

Uses

India (Bombay Presidency): flowers and fruit eaten. (Madras Presidency): the deciduous, fleshy corolla is eaten raw or roasted. Ripe fruit eaten. A bland [sic] cooking oil is extracted from the seeds.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
(J. Koenig ex L.) J.F. Macbr.
Vernaculars:
Tamil: elloopei. Telugu: Ippa

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