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

Atriplex heterantha

Synonym(s):

Atriplex hortensis

Uses

India (Madras Presidency): used as greens; (Garhwal Himalayas): flour prepared from seeds.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Wight.
Vernaculars:: Tamil: Thoyah -keeray. Telugu: Thoya kura
Misc:: Reportedly rich in Vitamin A

Plant Classification Group:

Chenopodiaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Garhwal Himalayas
  - Madras

Plant References:

GUPTA
HOOPER 1904
SHORTT
WATT

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