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

Dioscorea oppositifolia

Uses

India (Deccan): tuber eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Drege ex Presl.; L.; Roem. & Schult.

Plant Classification Group:

Dioscoreaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Deccan

Plant References:

WATT

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