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

Byttneria aculeata

Uses

Yucatan: shoots eaten as greens during famine, by the Huastec Maya.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Jacq.
Vernaculars:: Teenek: Bolool othow ['iguana backbone']; Bolool uthu' ['monkey backbone']

Plant Classification Group:

Sterculiaceae

Plant Locations:

North America
- Mexico
  - Yucatan

Plant References:

ALCORN

Location Map

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