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

Calamus tenuis

Uses

India (Uttar Pradesh): fruit eaten raw.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Thwaites

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Calamus tenuis fruit

Plant Classification Group:

Palmae or Arecaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Uttar Pradesh

Plant References:

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