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

Boerhavia repanda

Uses

India (Madras Presidency): as for Boerhavia procumbens.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Kotschy. ex Choisy.; DC.; Roxb.; Willd.
Vernaculars:: Tamil: Mookooty keray. Telugu: Maidnika. Bombay Presidency: Permarnara

Plant Classification Group:

Nyctaginaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Madras

Plant References:

GAMMIE
SHORTT
WATT

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