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

Glinus trianthemoides

Uses

India (Madras Presidency): leaves eaten as greens.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Heyne in Roth.
Vernaculars:: Tamil: Sharunnay keeray. Telugu: Golijeru

Plant Classification Group:

Molluginaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

SHORTT

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