42 STURTEV ant's NOTES ON EDIBLE PLANTS 



A. uviformis Horan. 



Tropical Asia. The fruit is said to be edible.* 



Alsodeia physiphora Mart. Violarieae. 



Brazil. Used as a spinach in Brazil.^ The green leaves are very mucilaginous, and 

 the negroes about Rio Janeiro eat them with their food.* 



Alsophila lunixlata R. Br. Cyatheaceae. tree fern. 



Viti. The yovmg leaves are eaten in times of scarcity.* 



A. spinulosa Hook. 



This is the pugjik of the Lepchas who eat the soft, watery pith. It is abundant in 

 East Bengal and the peninsula of India. 



Alstroemeria haemantha Ruiz & Pav. Amaryllideae. herb lily. 

 Chile. The plant ftimishes a farina from its roots. 



A. ligtu Linn. 



Chile and the mountains of Peru. A farina is obtained from its roots. It is called 

 in Peru lintu, in Chile utat.^ Its roots furnish a palatable starch.' 



A. revoluta Ruiz & Pav. 



Chile. Its roots furnish a farina.' 



A. versicolor Ruiz & Pav. 



Chile. A farina is obtained from its roots.* In France it is an inmate of the flower 

 garden. 



Althaea officinalis Linn. Malvaceae, marshmallow. white mallow. 



The plant is found wild in Europe and Asia and is naturalized in places in America. 

 It is cultivated extensively in Europe for medicinal purposes, acting as a demulcent. In 

 812, Charlemagne' enjoined its culture in France. Johnson says*" its leaves may be 

 eaten when boiled. 



A. rosea Cav. hollyhock. 



The Orient. This species grows wild in China and in the south of Europe. Forskal " 

 says it is cultivated at Cairo for the sake of its leaves, which are esculent and are used 



> Masters, M. T. Treas. Bot. 1:534. 1870. (Globba uviformis) 



' Lindley Veg. King. 339. 1846. (Conohoria loboloba) 



Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pis. 1:340. 1831. {Gonohoria loboloba) 



<Seemann, B. Fl.VUi.Z3A- 1865-73. 



Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 661. 1879. 



Mueller, P. Stl. Pis. 33. 1891. (A. pallida) 



' Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 661. 1879. 



Ibid. 



Fluckiger and Hanbury Pharm. 85. 1879. 



" Johnson, C. P. Useful Pis. Gt. Brit. 59. 1862. 



" Pickering, C. Geog. Dist. Ans. Pis. 47. 1 863-1 876. 



