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

Dioscorea aculeata

Uses

India (Kumaon region, Western Himalayas): tubers cut into pieces, steeped in water, and boiled prior to eating.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Balb. ex Kunth.; Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; L.

Plant Classification Group:

Dioscoreaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Himalayas
  - Kumaon

Plant References:

BHARGAVA

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