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

Commelina forskailii

Uses

India: (Rajasthan, western): leaves eaten. Branches threshed and seeds pounded for making bread

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Vahl; Hochst ex C.B.Clarke.
Misc:: Soil type favored by plant: gravelly.

Plant Classification Group:

Commelinaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Rajasthan

Plant References:

GUPTA & KANODIA
SAXENA
SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA

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