SILLITOE 1993 | Plant References | Purdue University Famine Foods

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

SILLITOE 1993
Sillitoe, Paul. 1993. A Ritual Response to Climatic Perturbations in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea Ethnology 32(2):169-185

Ficus pungens

Plant Classification Group:

Moraceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Papua New Guinea

Ficus wassa

Plant Classification Group:

Moraceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Papua New Guinea

Heterospathe aff. muelleriana

Plant Classification Group:

Araceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Papua New Guinea

Heterospathe elegans

Plant Classification Group:

Araceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Papua New Guinea

Lithocarpus rufovillosus

Plant Classification Group:

Fagaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Papua New Guinea

Melothria belensis

Plant Classification Group:

Cucurbitaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Papua New Guinea

Mucuna schlechteri

Plant Classification Group:

Fabaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Papua New Guinea

Mucuna tomentosa

Plant Classification Group:

Fabaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Papua New Guinea

Oenanthe stolonifera

Plant Classification Group:

Apiaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China
Oceania
- Papua New Guinea

Physalis peruviana

Plant Classification Group:

Solanaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Papua New Guinea