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

Hibiscus panduraeformis

Uses

India: seeds mixed with bajri or jowari seeds and made into flour.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Burns.
Vernaculars:: Bombay Presidency Poona district, Khamgaon Tank: Kasli

Plant Classification Group:

Malvaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

GAMMIE

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