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

Carissa carandas

Uses

India (Madras Presidency): fruit eaten

Additional Information

Name Authority:: L.; Lodd.; Lour.
Vernaculars:: Ahmednagar district, Bombay Presidency: Karwand. Tamil: Kalakai. Telugu: Wakay okachettu

Plant Classification Group:

Apocynaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Madras

Plant References:

GAMMIE
SHORTT
WATT

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