Stereospermum-Symplocos (Sturtevant, 1919)

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Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919 Stereospermum-Symplocos (Sturtevant, 1919)

Tabemaemontana-Tamus →

Stereospermum zylocarpum Benth. & Hook. f.

Bignoniaceae.

East Indies. Its tender pods are eaten.

Sticta pulmonaria (Linn.) Schaer.

Lichenes. LUNG LICHEN. LUNGWORT.

Northern climates. This lichen, found growing on the ground in woods, is used as a substitute for Iceland moss.

Stilbocarpa polaris A. Gray.

Araliaceae.

New Zealand. This is an herbaceous plant with long roots, which are saccharine and have served ship-wrecked people for a lengthened period as sustenance.

Strelitzia reginae Ait.

Scitamineae. BIRD OF PARADISE FLOWER.

South Africa. The seeds are gathered and eaten by the Kaffirs.

Strychnos innocua Delile.

Loganiaceae.

Nubia. The pulp of the fruit is eaten by the natives of Egypt and Senegal.

Strychnos nux-vomica Linn.

NUX-VOMICA TREE. STRYCHNINE.

Tropical India and Burma. Mason says in Burma the pulp of the fruit is a favorite repast with children.

Strychnos potatorum Linn. f.

CLEARING NUT. WATER-FILTER NUT.

East Indies. The fruit, when very young, is made into a preserve and eaten. The pulp of the fruit is edible and the ripe seeds are dried and sold in the bazaars to clear muddy water.

Strychnos pseudo-quina A. St. Hil.

COPALCHI.

Brazil. The pulpy portion of the fruit is eaten by the natives.

Strychnos spinosa Lam.

Madagascar. The fruit, according to Flacourt, is as large as a quince, with a gourd-like shell full of large, flat seeds; the juice and watery pulp are agreeable when ripe. The pulp of the fruit is commonly eaten by the natives wherever it grows; it is somewhat acid and is said to be delicious.

Strychnos tieute Lesch.

Java. The bark of its root yields one of the most dangerous poisons known, called tshettik or tjettik or upas radja The pulp of the fruit is said to be edible.

Styrax benzoin Dryand.

Styraceae. BENZOIN. STORAX.

Malay. This plant furnishes gum benzoin, used for flavoring by chocolate manufacturers. That from Siam is preferred.

Suaeda maritima Dum.

Chenopodiaceae. SEA-BLITE.

Temperate regions. Roxburgh says the leaves are eaten by the natives of India and considered very wholesome. Graham says the leaves are eaten about Bombay.

Symphoricarpos racemosus Michx.

Caprifoliaceae. SNOWBERRY.

North America. The fruit is eaten by the Indians of Oregon and Washington.

Symphytum officinale Linn.

Boragineae. BONESET. COMFREY.

Europe and adjoining Asia. The leaves, when young, form a good green-vegetable and are not infrequently eaten by country people. They are sometimes used to flavor cakes and other culinary preparations. The blanched stalks form an agreeable asparagus.

Symplocos alstonia L'Herit.

Styraceae.

New Granada. According to Gardner, the leaves are employed as a tea substitute, and an infusion of one of the species is used likewise in Brazil.