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

Bosea amherstiana

Uses

India (Garhwal Himalayas): young shoots fried in butter and eaten; fruit eaten raw

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Hook. f.

Plant Classification Group:

Amaranthaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Garhwal Himalayas

Plant References:

GUPTA

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