Food Plants International

331
Names
English: Scientific name: Finschia ferruginiflora White
Tok pisin: Synonyms:
Tok ples: Plant family: Proteaceae
Description: A tree up to 30 m tall with adventitious
roots up to 1.5 m above the ground. Leaves are long
(25 cm) and narrow (5 cm) and without hairs. Flowers
are rusty brown in long strings up to 20 cm long. Fruit
are about 5 cm across. They have one seed inside.
Distribution: They occur in rainforest between 1500
and 1800 m altitude.
Cultivation: Trees grow from seed.
Production:
Use: The seeds are cooked and eaten.
Food Value: Per 100 g edible portion
Edible
part
Nut
Insects:
Diseases:
Pests:
Moisture
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Energy
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Protein
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Calcium
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Iron
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proVit A
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proVit C
mg
Importance: In Papua New Guinea, the species has mostly been recorded in the Eastern
Highlands near Aiyura and Okapa.
Another species Finschia rufa Warb. also has edible nuts.
Zinc
mg