Kedrostis rostrata – Famine Foods

Kedrostis rostrata

Uses

India (region not specified): leaves and ripe fruit eaten. (Lour.) Cogn. India (area unspecified): root eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Cogn.
Vernaculars:
[Hindi?] - Amantmull, Kundri
Misc:
[NB research indicates that Amantumul is the vernacular name for Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R.Br. ex Schult., which belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family. Kundri is the vernacular name for Coccinea grandis (L.) Voigt., which is a Cucurbitaceae.

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