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

Dillenia pentagyna

Uses

India (Bombay Presidency): flowers and fruit eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Roxb.
Vernaculars:: Dangs, Surat district, Bombay Presidency: Karaola

Plant Classification Group:

Dilleniaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Bombay

Plant References:

GAMMIE

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