Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian medicinal and food plant — one of the original canoe plants brought by Pacific voyagers. Starch extracted for food; whole rhizome used medicinally for stomachache and as poultice for stings. Important famine food across Pacific Islands.
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None significant for processed starch.
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Raw tuber may cause GI upset. Processed starch very safe.
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