Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Aesculus indica

Uses

India (area unspecified): nuts [sic] eaten; (Garhwal Himalayas): seed embryo ground and mixed with sugar.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Coleb. ex Wall.

Plant Classification Group:

Hippocastanaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Garhwal Himalayas

Plant References:

GUPTA
WATT

Location Map

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