Coccinia grandis – Famine Foods

Coccinia grandis

Uses

India (Rajasthan, western): red ripe fruit eaten raw; green fruit eaten as vegetable in curry. Tanzania (Sobgea district) fruit boiled; water not discarded.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
(L.) Voigt.
Vernaculars:
India: Golenda, Kanduri, Tandli

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