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

Hibiscus pentaphyllus

Uses

Australia (South Australia, northeast): young buds eaten raw.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: F. von Mueller; Roxb.

Plant Classification Group:

Malvaceae

Plant Locations:

Oceania
- Australia

Plant References:

IRVINE 1957

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