Podophyllum.
Botanical name:
Podophyllum emodi Wall. Berberideae. Himalayan May Apple.
India. The berry is edible but the roots and leaves are poisonous.
Podophyllum peltatumLinn. Mandrake. May Apple. Raccoon-Berry. Wild Lemon.
Northeast America. "Certaine ground apples, a pleasant fruite" were seen by Newport on James River. Porcher says the fruit is relished by many persons. It is extremely delicious to most persons but to many is an aperient. In France, it is grown in the flower gardens.
Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.
