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

Celastrus paniculatus

Uses

India (Uttar Pradesh, Balrampur region): unripe fruit boiled and eaten as vegetable.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Willd.
Vernaculars:: Hindi[?]: Malkangani

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Celastrus paniculatus fruit — Celastrus-paniculatus-fruit

Celastrus paniculatus — Celastrus-paniculatus

Plant Classification Group:

Celastraceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Uttar Pradesh
    - Balrampur

Plant References:

INNES

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