Leptadenia reticulata
Uses
India (Bombay Presidency): leaves boiled in water then used in preparing bread by mixing with bajri (millet) or jowari (Sorghum vulgare, Pers.) flour; (Madras Presidency, Kistna, Vinucondah taluq): leaves and tender shoots eaten as a vegetable.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- (Retz.) Wight. & Arn.
- Vernaculars:
- Bombay Presidency (generally): Harandodi. Rajasthan, Ahmedabad: Dodi. Tamil: Palacoody. Telugu: Kalasa
- Misc:
- Grows in arid habitats and poor soils at altitudes up to 900 meters.
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