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

Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis var. momordica

Uses

India (Rajasthan, western): green fruit used as vegetable.

Additional Information

Vernaculars:: India: Kachro

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Cucumis melo var. momordica

Plant Classification Group:

Cucurbitaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Rajasthan

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