Rhizophora mangle – Famine Foods

Rhizophora mangle

Uses

Caribbean: starchy interior of fruit and hypocotyl eaten. India[?](western): pulp of pods reported eaten. Mexico (coastal Sonoran Desert): fruit eaten by Native American Seri group.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
L.
Misc:
http://cwc.gov.in/CPDAC/Paper_Research_Work/Paper%20Research%20Work%20.pdf

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