566 sturtevant's notes on edible plants 



which has an agreeable flavor like that of the stone-pine. Brandis ' says the berries are 

 sweet and harmless and are eaten by the natives of the northwest Himalayas. 



Telfairia occidentalis Hook. f. Cucurhitaceae. 



Tropical Africa. The plant is cultivated for its seeds, which the natives boil and 

 eat. 



T. pedata Hook. 



Tropical Africa. The plant is a climber, the stems of which often attain the length 

 of a himdred feet. The fruit attains a weight of 60 potmds and contains at times as many 

 as 500 seeds. These seeds, when boiled, are eatable and a large quantity of oil can be 

 expressed from them.' 



Terminalia arjuna Wight & Am. Combretaceae. 



East Indies. In- India, a decoction of the bark with milk is given as a nourishment. 

 It is considered tonic, astringent and cooling.* 



T. bellerica Roxb. 



Tropical India and Burma. The kernels of the fruit are eaten.* 



T. catappa Linn. Indian almond. 



Tropical eastern Asia. This plant is cultivated in gardens in India and in south 

 Florida.' The kernel of the drupe has the taste and virtues of the almond, though, says 

 Ainslie, ' perhaps the flavor is more that of the English filbert. The drupe is nearly three 

 inches long, egg-shaped, grooved, and contains but one kernel, which is considered a nour- 

 ishing food for weak people and from which a pleasant, edible oil is prepared. Firminger * 

 says, beyond comparison, this is the most delicious fruit of any kind the coimtry affords. 



T. citrina Roxb. citron myrobalan. haranut. 



East Indies. This plant is ranked amongst the fruits of India. It is about the size 

 of a French plvim and is often made into a pickle. 



T. glabrata Forst. f. 



Friendly and Society Islands. The kernels of the fruit are eaten and have the flavor 

 of almonds.' 



T. latifolia Sw. 



Jamaica. The kernels are eaten and have the flavor of almonds.*" 



'Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 541. 1874. 

 ' Smith, A. Treas. Bot. 2:1 130. 1876. 

 'Mueller, F. Sel. Ph. 477. 1891. 

 * Dutt, U. C. Mat. Med. Hindus 163. 1877. 

 Royle, J. F. lUustr. Bot. Ilimal. 1:210. 1839. 

 ' Nuttall, T. No. Amer. Sylva 1:126. 1865. 

 'Ainslie, W. Mat. Ind. 2:230. 1826. 

 Firminger, T. A. C. Card. Ind. 279. 1874. 

 Don, G. Hist. DicU. Pis. 2:658. 1832. 

 "Ainslie, W. Mat. Ind. 2:22,1. 1826. 



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