Latania commersonii.
Botanical name:
Latania commersonii J. P. Gmel. Palmae.
Bourbon Island. The fruit is eaten by the negroes, says Seemann, but that argues little for their taste, as it has a rather disagreeable flavor.
Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.
