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

Cucumis trigonus

Uses

India (Bombay Presidency): fruit eaten. Australia (North Queensland): fruit eaten raw

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Roxb.
Vernaculars:: Panch Mahals distrct, Bombay Presidency: Kachia.

Plant Classification Group:

Cucurbitaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Bombay
Oceania
- Australia
  - Queensland

Plant References:

GAMMIE
IRVINE 1957
WATT

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