Leucas aspera – Famine Foods

Leucas aspera

Uses

India (Bombay Presidency): leaves (Deccan): herb [sic] eaten. eaten. (Madras Presidency): leaves and tender shoots eaten as greens. (Rajasthan, western): leaves boiled and used as vegetable.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Link.; Spreng.
Vernaculars:
Bombay Presidency: Tamba. Tamil: Thombay keeray. Telugu: Tummi kura. Rajasthan (western): Goma.

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