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

Spondias tuberosa

Uses

Brazil (northeast): roots, in the form of aqueous bulbs, eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Arruda in Koster.

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Spondias tuberosa — Spondias tuberosa roots

Spondias tuberosa

Plant Classification Group:

Anacardiaceae

Plant Locations:

South America
- Brazil

Plant References:

DE CASTRO 1966

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